Noun bite has 9 senses
  1. bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
    --1 is a kind of
    wound, lesion
    --1 has particulars: dog bite; snakebite
    Derived form: verb bite1
  2. morsel, bit, bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
    --2 is a kind of taste, mouthful
    --2 has particulars:
     chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad; crumb; sop, sops
  3. sting, bite, insect bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    --3 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
    --3 has particulars: bee sting; flea bite; mosquito bite
    Derived form: verb bite4
  4. bite, collation, snack - a light informal meal
    --4 is a kind of meal, repast
    --4 has particulars: refreshment; nosh; coffee break, tea break
  5. bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
    --5 is a kind of
    success
  6. pungency, bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
    --6 is a kind of wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
  7. pungency, bite, sharpness - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
    --7 is a kind of spiciness, spice, spicery
  8. bite, chomp - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
    --8 is a kind of eating, feeding
    --8 has particulars: munch; nibble; nip, pinch
    Derived form: verb bite1
  9. bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
    --9 is a kind of
    subtraction, deduction
,Verb bite has 4 senses
  1. bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
    --1 is one way to grip
    Derived forms: noun bite1, noun bite8, noun biter1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. bite, sting, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
    --2 is one way to ache, smart, hurt
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
    --3 is one way to
    pierce
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. sting, bite, prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
    --4 is one way to pierce
    Derived form: noun bite3
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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