bite

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

• “Gunny invariably tried to bite her”

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• “The sun burned his face”

penetrate or cut, as with a knife

• “The fork bit into the surface”

deliver a sting to

• “A bee stung my arm yesterday”

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• “all they had left was a bit of bread”

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin

a light informal meal

(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

• “after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite”

wit having a sharp and caustic quality

• “he commented with typical pungency”
• “the bite of satire”

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”

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

a portion removed from the whole

• “the government”