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English noun: bite | |||
| 1. | bite (state) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lesion, wound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dog bite, snakebite | ||
| 2. | bite (food) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful | ||
| Samples | All they had left was a bit of bread. | ||
| Synonyms | bit, morsel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouthful, taste | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chaw, chew, crumb, cud, plug, quid, sop, sops, wad | ||
| 3. | bite (state) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | ||
| Synonyms | insect bite, sting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bee sting, flea bite, mosquito bite | ||
| 4. | bite (food) a light informal meal | ||
| Synonyms | collation, snack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coffee break, nosh, refreshment, tea break | ||
| 5. | bite (event) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | ||
| Samples | After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
| Domain category | fishing, sportfishing | ||
| 6. | bite (communication) wit having a sharp and caustic quality | ||
| Samples | He commented with typical pungency. The bite of satire. | ||
| Synonyms | pungency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| 7. | bite (attribute) a strong odor or taste property | ||
| Samples | The pungency of mustard. The sulfurous bite of garlic. The sharpness of strange spices. The raciness of the wine. | ||
| Synonyms | pungency, raciness, sharpness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spice, spicery, spiciness | ||
| 8. | bite (act) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | ||
| Synonyms | chomp | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eating, feeding | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | munch, nibble, nip, pinch | ||
| 9. | bite (act) a portion removed from the whole | ||
| Samples | The government's weekly bite from my paycheck. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deduction, subtraction | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
English verb: bite | |||
| 1. | bite (contact) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws | ||
| Samples | Gunny invariably tried to bite her. | ||
| Synonyms | seize with teeth | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bite off, gnaw, nibble, nibble, nip, snap, snap at | ||
| 2. | bite (perception) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | ||
| Samples | The sun burned his face. | ||
| Synonyms | burn, sting | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ache, hurt, smart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | nettle, urticate | ||
| Verb group | burn | ||
| 3. | bite (contact) penetrate or cut, as with a knife | ||
| Samples | The fork bit into the surface. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
| 4. | bite (contact) deliver a sting to | ||
| Samples | A bee stung my arm yesterday. | ||
| Synonyms | prick, sting | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce | ||
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