| Noun | 1. | bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a personsnakebite - a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake wound, lesion - any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision | |
| 2. | bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake sop, sops - piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | |
| 3. | bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skinharm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. | |
| 4. | bite - a light informal mealmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time nosh - (Yiddish) a snack or light meal coffee break, tea break - a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" | |
| 5. | bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans" | |
| 6. | bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" | |
| 7. | bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" | |
| 8. | bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jawsmunch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" | |
| 9. | bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"subtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" | |
| Verb | 1. | bite - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" gnaw - bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"; "chewed on a cookie" bite off, snap at - bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" nibble - bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" nip - give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles" nibble - bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" bite off, snap at - bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" | |
| 2. | bite - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"nettle, urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" | |
| 3. | bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | |
| 4. | bite - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | |