ENGLISH: bite - CREOLE: mòde



Overview of noun bite



The noun bite has 9 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) bite -- (a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person)

2. (1) morsel, bit, bite -- (a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread")

3. sting, bite, insect bite -- (a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin)

4. bite, collation, snack -- (a light informal meal)

5. bite -- ((angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite")

6. pungency, bite -- (wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire")

7. pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness -- (a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine")

8. bite, chomp -- (the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws)

9. bite -- (a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck")



Overview of verb bite



The verb bite has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (12) 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")

2. (2) bite, sting, burn -- (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face")

3. (1) bite -- (penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface")

4. sting, bite, prick -- (deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")

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