English to English
noun
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
source: WordNet 3.0
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
All they had left was a bit of bread.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
source: WordNet 3.0
- a light informal meal
source: WordNet 3.0
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite.
source: WordNet 3.0
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
He commented with typical pungency.
The bite of satire.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
source: WordNet 3.0
- a portion removed from the whole
The government's weekly bite from my paycheck.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Gunny invariably tried to bite her.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
The sun burned his face.
source: WordNet 3.0
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
The fork bit into the surface.
source: WordNet 3.0
- deliver a sting to
A bee stung my arm yesterday.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
source: Webster 1913
- To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [báit] Kagat
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [báit] Mangagat; kumagat; manukâ; mamupog
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
