Antonyms for bite
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : baɪt |
Definition of bite
Origin :- Old English bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, past participle biten), from Proto-Germanic *bitan (cf. Old Saxon bitan, Old Norse and Old Frisian bita, Middle Dutch biten, Dutch bijten, German beissen, Gothic beitan "to bite"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split, crack" (see fissure).
- To bite the bullet is said to be 1700s military slang, from old medical custom of having the patient bite a lead bullet during an operation to divert attention from pain and reduce screaming. Figurative use from 1891; the custom itself attested from 1840s. To bite (one's) tongue "refrain from speaking" is 1590s. To bite the dust "die" is 1750 (Latin had the same image; cf. Virgil: procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit). To bite off more than one can chew (c.1880) is U.S. slang, from plug tobacco.
- noun injury from gripping, tearing
- noun mouthful of food
- noun pungency; stinging sensation
- noun allotment
- verb grip or tear with teeth
- verb corrode, eat away
- verb take a chance
- The russet of oranges is caused by the bite of an insect on the skin.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Stopping for a bite to eat in the kitchen, Linda went back to her room.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- She could scratch, kick, and bite—and stab too; but for stabbing she wanted a knife.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Procinus, however, was spared to die of the bite of a viper.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Won't you stop for a bite and fresh water with friends of the cause?
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Now you come in, an' I'll git you a bite o' somethin' t'eat.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- They scowled at him as if they were mad enough to bite off the heads of tenpenny nails.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- Grant isn't going to bite you, and you're not afraid of him.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- He could only bite his nails and puff away to the next Defaulter.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- You make one bite your head off, when one wants to be soothing beyond everything.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for bite
- allowance
- be victim
- brunch
- burn
- champ
- chaw
- chaw on
- chew
- chomp
- clamp
- consume
- crunch
- crush
- cut
- decay
- decompose
- deteriorate
- dissolve
- drop
- eat
- eat into
- edge
- engrave
- erode
- etch
- get hooked
- gnaw
- gob
- guts
- hold
- itch
- kick
- lacerate
- laceration
- light meal
- lot
- masticate
- morsel
- munch
- nibble
- nip
- nosh
- oxidize
- pain
- part
- piece
- pierce
- pinch
- piquancy
- portion
- prick
- punch
- quota
- refreshment
- rend
- risk
- rot
- ruminate
- rust
- sample
- scour
- sear
- seize
- sever
- share
- slash
- slice
- smart
- smarting
- snack
- snap
- sop
- spice
- sting
- take a chunk out of
- taste
- tingle
- tooth
- tooth marks
- volunteer
- wear away
- wound
- zap
- zip
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