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Dictionary definition for: Bite
1. (n) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. (v) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
3. (n) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
4. (v) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
5. (n) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin
6. (v) penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
8. (v) deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
9. (n) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
10. (n) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency" "the bite of satire"
11. (n) a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard" "the sulfurous bite of garlic" "the sharpness of strange spices"
12. (n) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
13. (n) a portion removed from the whole; "the government''s weekly bite from my paycheck"
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