bite /baɪt/
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
synset: bite
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
synset: sting, bite, insect_bite
synset: bite, collation, snack
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
synset: bite
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
7. 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"
synset: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness
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"
synset: bite
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
synset: bite, seize_with_teeth
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"
synset: bite
4. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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