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BiteBite Bite, v. t. [imp. Bit; p. p. Bitten, Bit; p. pr. &
vb. n. Biting.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D.
bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth.
beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to
cleave, Skr. bhid to cleave. [root]87. Cf. Fissure.]
1. 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.
Such smiling rogues as these, Like rats, oft bite
the holy cords atwain. --Shak.
2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some
insects) used in taking food.
3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure,
in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the
mouth. ``Frosts do bite the meads.' --Shak.
4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] --Pope.
5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the
anchor bites the ground.
The last screw of the rack having been turned so
often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned
and turned with nothing to bite. --Dickens.
To bite the dust, To bite the ground, to fall in the
agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.
To bite in (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic
plates by means of an acid.
To bite the thumb at (any one), formerly a mark of
contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. ``Do you
bite your thumb at us?' --Shak.
To bite the tongue, to keep silence. --Shak. Bite
Bite Bite, v. i.
1. To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with
the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog
bite?
2. To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which
causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like
pepper or mustard.
3. To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or
injure; to have the property of so doing.
At the last it [wine] biteth like serpent, and
stingeth like an adder. --Prov. xxiii.
32.
4. To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to
take a tempting offer.
5. To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites.
Meaning of Bites from wikipedia
- infections.
These bites are
typically deep
cutting into the skin
where the
infection forms.
There are
several creatures with non-lethal
bites that may cause...
- "Reality
Bites: Retrospective".
Reality Bites: 10th
Anniversary Edition DVD.
Universal Studios. Paatsch,
Leigh (June 24, 1994). "Reality
Takes a
Bite Out of...
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Bitely is an
unincorporated community in
Lilley Township,
within Newaygo County, Michigan, in the
United States. It is
within the
Manistee National Forest...
- by its own unevenness." "Little
Bites". RogerEbert.com.
September 27, 2024.
Retrieved October 5, 2024. "Little
Bites –
Financial Information". The Numbers...
- series), a 2011
drama starring Becki Newton Love
Bites (film), a 1993
comedy starring Adam Ant Love
Bites (Les
Morsures de l'aube), a 2001
French thriller...
- night.
Their bites can
result in a
number of
health impacts,
including skin rashes,
psychological effects, and
allergic symptoms. Bed bug
bites may lead to...
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Queen song. 'Another One
Bites the Dust' (section) The
claimed backmasked section of "Another One
Bites the Dust". "Another One
Bites the Dust" (section) (reversed)...
- It
Bites are an
English progressive rock and pop
fusion band,
formed in Egremont, ****bria, in 1982 and best
known for
their 1986
single "Calling All the...
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politicians have
increasingly emplo****
sound bites to
summarize their positions, gone out of
their way to
prevent sound bites being made from
interview audio and...
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Alligator Bites Never Heal is the
third mixtape by the
American rapper Doechii,
released on
August 30, 2024,
through Top Dawg
Entertainment and Capitol...
