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