ALL meanings of bite
bite
B b - uncountable noun bite If you say that a food or drink has bite, you like it because it has a strong or sharp taste. 3
- singular noun bite If the air or the wind has a bite, it feels very cold. 3
- uncountable noun bite If something such as a performance or a piece of writing has bite, it is exciting or effective. 3
- verb bite If a fish bites when you are fishing, it takes the hook or bait at the end of your fishing line in its mouth. 3
- verb bite Bite is also a noun. 3
- countable noun bite A bite of something is a small part or amount of it. 3
- verb bite to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws 3
- verb bite (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic 3
- verb bite to cut or penetrate, as with a knife 3
- verb bite (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into 3
- verb bite to smart or cause to smart; sting 3
- verb bite (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure 3
- verb bite to take firm hold of or act effectively upon 3
- verb bite to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck 3
- verb bite (of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc) 3
- verb bite to annoy or worry 3
- verb bite to cheat 3
- verb bite to ask (for); scrounge from 3
- noun bite the act of biting 3
- noun bite a thing or amount bitten off 3
- noun bite a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting 3
- noun bite an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure 3
- noun bite an incisive or penetrating effect or quality 3
- noun bite a light meal; snack 3
- noun bite a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation 3
- noun bite the depth of cut of a machine tool 3
- noun bite the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece 3
- noun bite the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally 3
- noun bite the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth 3
- noun bite the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate 3
- verb transitive bite to seize, pierce, or cut with the teeth or with parts like jaws 3
- verb transitive bite to cut into, as with a sharp weapon 3
- verb transitive bite to sting, as an insect 3
- verb transitive bite to hurt in a sharp, stinging way 3
- verb transitive bite to eat into; corrode 3
- verb transitive bite to infect or possess 3
- verb transitive bite to cheat or trick 3
- intransitive verb bite to press or snap the teeth (into, at, etc.) 3
- intransitive verb bite to have a tendency to do this 3
- intransitive verb bite to cause a biting sensation or have a biting effect 3
- intransitive verb bite to get or keep a tight hold; grip 3
- intransitive verb bite to seize a bait 3
- intransitive verb bite to be caught, as by a trick 3
- intransitive verb bite suck (sense 13) 3
- noun bite biting quality; sting 3
- noun bite a wound, bruise, or sting from biting 3
- noun bite amount of food bitten off; mouthful or morsel 3
- noun bite food 3
- noun bite a meal, esp. a light meal or snack 3
- noun bite a tight hold or grip 3