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bite

/bˈaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Bite means: a strong odor or taste property.

Synonyms for bite13

noun, as in a strong odor or taste property

pungency, sharpness, raciness

noun, as in a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

morsel, bit

noun, as in a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

sting, insect bite

noun, as in a light informal meal

collation, snack

noun, as in wit having a sharp and caustic quality

pungency

noun, as in the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

chomp

verb, as in cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

sting, burn

verb, as in deliver a sting to

sting, prick

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

seize with teeth

What does bite mean?13

noun

1

a strong odor or taste property“the pungency of mustard”

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

4

a light informal meal

5

wit having a sharp and caustic quality“he commented with typical pungency”

6

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

7

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

8

(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait“after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite”

9

a portion removed from the whole“the government's weekly bite from my paycheck”

verb

1

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face”

2

deliver a sting to“A bee stung my arm yesterday”

3

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws“Gunny invariably tried to bite her”

4

penetrate or cut, as with a knife“The fork bit into the surface”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bite?46

three syllables

overnight
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All 46 rhymes for bite, grouped by syllable

Bite in a sentence

  • An ant can bite an elephant's butt, but an elephant can't bite an ant's.sabretou
  • The old dog can bark, but cannot bite anymore.Jesse
  • If you bite your fingernails, sooner or later you will make your fingers bleed.whitefishglobal
  • I'll just take a bite, if you don't object.Hybrid
  • You should chain the dog up, so he won't bite anyone.CK
  • You should chain the dog up, so he won't bite anybody.CK
  • My father, the king, died, allegedly from a snake bite.Nylez
  • When eating a lollipop, do you bite it or do you keep sucking it?DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bite

as a noun

plural
bites

as a verb

past tense
bit
past participle
bitten
present participle
biting
third-person singular
bites