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Synonyms for bite
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Wiktionary2.5 / 2 votes

  1. bitenoun

    To attack with the teeth.

    After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.

    Synonyms:
    sting

  2. bitenoun

    A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

    There were only a few bites left on the plate.

    Synonyms:
    mouthful

  3. biteverb

    To sting.

    These mosquitoes are really biting today!

    Synonyms:
    snack

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bitenoun

    a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

    Synonyms:
    sting, bit, pungency, snack, collation, raciness, chomp, morsel, insect bite, sharpness

  2. morsel, bit, bitenoun

    a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

    "all they had left was a bit of bread"

    Synonyms:
    chip, second, snack, raciness, fleck, routine, insect bite, morsel, flake, pungency, number, moment, chomp, sting, sharpness, mo, scrap, piece, act, snatch, collation, spot, turn, bit, minute

  3. sting, bite, insect bitenoun

    a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

    Synonyms:
    confidence game, bunco, bit, morsel, snack, hustle, raciness, insect bite, confidence trick, pungency, chomp, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, sharpness, con, sting, collation, bunko, flimflam

  4. bite, collation, snacknoun

    a light informal meal

    Synonyms:
    sting, bit, pungency, snack, collation, raciness, chomp, morsel, insect bite, sharpness

  5. bitenoun

    (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

    "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

    Synonyms:
    sting, bit, pungency, snack, collation, raciness, chomp, morsel, insect bite, sharpness

  6. pungency, bitenoun

    wit having a sharp and caustic quality

    "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

    Synonyms:
    sting, snack, bit, chomp, collation, pungency, raciness, insect bite, morsel, sharpness

  7. pungency, bite, sharpness, racinessnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    acuteness, spiciness, snack, keenness, edge, insect bite, morsel, ribaldry, pungency, chomp, sting, acuity, distinctness, raciness, gaminess, sharpness, collation, asperity, bit

  8. bite, chompnoun

    the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

    Synonyms:
    sting, bit, pungency, snack, collation, raciness, chomp, morsel, insect bite, sharpness

  9. biteverb

    a portion removed from the whole

    "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

    Synonyms:
    sting, bit, pungency, snack, collation, raciness, chomp, morsel, insect bite, sharpness

  10. bite, seize with teethverb

    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

    "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"

    Synonyms:
    seize with teeth, prick, sting, burn

  11. bite, sting, burnverb

    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

    "The sun burned his face"

    Synonyms:
    stick, burn down, seize with teeth, burn, prick, burn up, cut, twinge, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn off, cauterize, glow, cauterise, fire

  12. biteverb

    penetrate or cut, as with a knife

    "The fork bit into the surface"

    Synonyms:
    seize with teeth, prick, sting, burn

  13. sting, bite, prickverb

    deliver a sting to

    "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

    Synonyms:
    sting, seize with teeth, goad, stick, prick, burn, prickle, twinge, prick up, cock up

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. biteverb

    Synonyms:
    gnaw, chew, champ

  2. biteverb

    Synonyms:
    blast, nip (as frost)

  3. biteverb

    Synonyms:
    defraud, deceive, cheat, dupe, trick, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, diddle, impose upon, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bitenoun

    Synonyms:
    mouthful, wheal

  2. biteverb

    Synonyms:
    champ, nibble, chew, sting, smart, tingle, take hold of, adhere, nip, blight, blast

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "bite":

    piece, bitten, iub, bites, mouthful, sting, cock, dick, bit, shot, hunk

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How to use bite in a sentence?

  1. Lee Green:

    The feel is very different because obsidian has no 'bite,' if you look under the microscope at a steel scalpel edge it looks almost like a saw, it has teeth, whereas obsidian is smooth even microscopically.

  2. Lisa Natanson:

    Just because there are a lot of sharks out there does n’t mean there are going to be more coming in to bite people.

  3. James McGlew:

    The China-U.S. trade war and the Hong Kong protest are combining to cast a negative pall on Asian markets today, hong Kong protests have been dragging on for a while and the view from the financial world is that it's really starting to bite now. The further this drags on it's certainly going to be very negative.

  4. The US:

    Sanctions can take a long time to bite.

  5. Joshua Morley-Hammond:

    This ending of this love, while short, is like a paper cut. You get so caught up in the story that you are uncovering that you fail to see the edge begin to bite. It cuts deep and it stings no better than the last time but in a week or two, you will forget that it even happened;


Translations for bite

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  • bytAfrikaans
  • عضArabic
  • куса́ць, ўкусі́цьBelarusian
  • ухапване, хапка, захапвам, хапя, отха́пвам, щипя, заха́пвам, жиля, кълваBulgarian
  • দংশন করা, কামড়ানোBengali
  • mossegada, mossegarCatalan, Valencian
  • mursicà, murdaCorsican
  • kousatCzech
  • bid, bideDanish
  • Bissen, Biss, Stich, beißenGerman
  • mordiEsperanto
  • picar, morderSpanish
  • گاز زدن, گزیدن, گاز گرفتن, نیش زدن, به دندان گرفتنPersian
  • purema, puraisu, pistää, puraista, haukata, purra, syödäFinnish
  • bítaFaroese
  • morsure, piqûre, bouchée, mordre, piquerFrench
  • biteWestern Frisian
  • bain sclamh, bain plaic, bain greimIrish
  • mordedela, mordedura, mordida, morderGalician
  • נשיכה, נגיסה, נשך, נגסHebrew
  • काटनाHindi
  • harapHungarian
  • խայթոց, կծելArmenian
  • gigitIndonesian
  • bítaIcelandic
  • puntura, morso, boccone, morsicatura, pungere, morsicare, abboccare, mordereItalian
  • 咬傷, 噛む, 嚼む, 咬む, 噛み切る, 嚙むJapanese
  • ლუკმა, მოჭმაGeorgian
  • ខាំKhmer
  • 물린데, 묾, 돌리다, 물다, 쏘다, 물어떼다, 깨물다, 속다Korean
  • кесим, тиштердин кабышып турушу, чагуу, тиштөө, кесүү, кабуу, тилке, үзүмKyrgyz
  • mordeo, morsicoLatin
  • Maufel, Bëss, Stach, bäissenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • kodums, kostLatvian
  • wero, tītopeMāori
  • гриз, гри́зење, за́лак, одгри́зува, бо́де, па́ѓа, насе́днува, гри́зе, ка́са, загри́зуваMacedonian
  • കടിMalayalam
  • gigitMalay
  • igdemMaltese
  • ကိုက်Burmese
  • beet, bijten, hapDutch
  • biting, tygge, stikk, bitt, munnfull, bite, bite påNorwegian
  • gryźćPolish
  • mordida, bocada, mordedura, picada, cair, agarrar, abocanhar, morder, picarPortuguese
  • kaniyQuechua
  • morderRomansh
  • înghițitură, mușcătură, înțepa, mușcaRomanian
  • уку́с, укуси́ть, куса́ть, откуси́ть, попа́сться, клева́ть, жа́лить, клю́нуть, отку́сывать, хвата́ть, ужа́лить, купи́тьсяRussian
  • гристи, gristi, угристи, ugristiSerbo-Croatian
  • hrýzaťSlovak
  • ugriz, grižjaj, gristi, ugriznitiSlovene
  • kafshoj, kafshonAlbanian
  • bett, bitande, tugga, munsbit, stick, bitaSwedish
  • mdundoSwahili
  • கடிக்கTamil
  • కుట్టు, కొరుకు, కాటుTelugu
  • газиданTajik
  • กัดThai
  • kagatTagalog
  • ısırık, lokma, ısırmak, sokmakTurkish
  • куса́ти, укуси́тиUkrainian
  • cắnVietnamese
  • Chinese
  • lumaZulu

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