bite

1. verb To respond to an invitation or ad, often a dishonest or misleading one. I tried to trick my brother into cleaning my room, but he didn't bite. I can't believe you bought this ridiculous thing. Geez, I guess they knew that, if they put enough ads out there, some sucker would bite. Give it up—there's no offer you could make that would get me to bite on that.

2. verb To be bad or seem ominous. I'm surprised he was nice to you—he usually bites. If the boss hasn't had her coffee yet, look out, because she can bite. My one aunt is always very nice, but the other one tends to bite.

3. verb To steal or take something. Aw man, somebody bit my notes, so I couldn't study at lunch. Did someone bite my bike? I swear, I only left it outside for five minutes! My dumb sister is always biting my clothes. They vanish from my closet before I've even had a chance to wear them!

4. verb, slang To be annoying or disappointing. Oh, that TV show bites. This season has been so stupid that I just can't watch it. A: "The train's running an hour late? Man, that bites." B: "I know, I won't get home till after 9:00 now." Saturday detention bites. I can't believe I have to spend my whole day here.

5. noun A meal, especially one that is small or is quick to prepare or eat. A shortening of the phrase "a bite to eat." We don't have a lot of time, so let's just grab a quick bite before the movie starts. Let's pull off at the next rest stop to grab a bite. I'm OK, actually—I managed to get a bite at the airport before my flight took off.

*bite (to eat)

to get something to eat; to get food that can be eaten quickly. (*Typically: get ~; grab ~; have~.) I need a few minutes to grab a bite to eat. Bob often tries to get a bite between meetings.

bit

1. n. a jail sentence. (Underworld.) Mooshoo did a two-year bit in Sing Sing.

2. n. a small theatrical part. (From bit part.) It was just a bit, but I needed the money.

3. n. any part of an act; any isolated activity or presentation. I didn’t like that bit concerning penalties.

bite

1. in. to accept a deception; to fall for something; to respond to a come-on. We put up a sign advertising free pop, but nobody bit.

2. in. [for someone or something] to be bad or threatening. My dad bites, but don’t worry, he’s in a good mood.

3. in. to be irritating. (More severe than to suck, as in It sucks.) This party bites. Sko.

4. tv. to copy something without permission; to steal something. Sue bit a copy of my term paper, and I almost got in trouble.

bite

/hold (one's) tongue

To be or keep silent.

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References in periodicals archive

(Body location of the bite & location were bite occurred (park, yard, etc.)

Animal Bites: Risk, Care & Reporting

The maximum bite force was measured in young healthy volunteers and it was found that the average bite forces in incisor region were 10.6 kg, right molar region 38.5 kg, and left molar region were 40.1 kg.

Evaluation of Bite Forces in Healthy Individuals

This was a cross-sectional study conducted after institutional ethical board approval and taking informed consent from the patients at the Department of Orthodontics, FMU and DCD from August 2017 to January 2018, in which orthodontic models and lateral cephalograms records of 100 untreated deep bite subjects were assessed to find out the frequency of local dental and skeletal factors.

EXCESSIVE OVER BITE: FREQUENCY OF LOCAL DENTAL AND SKELETAL FACTORS

Lack of availability of anti-venom and late presentation to the main facility are two major reasons contributing towards high mortality in victims with snake bite.3

EXPERIENCE OF SNAKE BITE CASES IN HAZARA DIVISION, KP, PAKISTAN

There is also the chance some people can also suffer extreme allergic reactions to horsefly bites.

Horse of HORRORS: you show bites by fly

Some puppies have a naturally soft bite; some joyfully shred flesh without a hint of malice as they engage in normal interactions with the humans who care for them.

Bite inhibition

Dog bite injuries in children-review data from a South African pediatric trauma unit.

A community based cross sectional study of dog bites in children in a rural district of Tamil Nadu

The adder is the only venomous snake in the UK, and the majority of bites occur when a snake is disturbed or deliberately antagonised.

your snake bite survival guide

Speaking on the occasion, Lt-General Aamir Riaz said that BITE had been playing important role in imparting vocational and technical education to youth of Balochistan in order to make them able to earn their livelihood in a respectful way.

CM Balochistan to provide financial assistance to BITE

The Chief Minister Balochistan and Commander Southern Command distributed certificates among the students of 11th badge of BITE who completed their courses pertaining to vocational and technical education.

CM to provide financial assistance to BITE

While human bites to the hand account for only 2 to 3 percent of all hand bite injuries, such bites can cause infections through the transmission of oral flora or saliva, which can host more than 600 bacterial species, the study stated.

All hand bites should get medical attention

The virus is transmitted to other animals & humans through their saliva following bite, scratches, licks on broken skin and mucous membrane.

Clinico epidemiological profile of wild animal bite victims attending anti rabies clinic at government tertiary care centre in Mandya

Renton, WA, July 14, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Renton, WA-based makers of the Implant Bite Post (IBP[TM]) are now recommending the use of softer, memory-perfect materials for dentists to use when recording bite records on Bite Posts.

Implant Bite Post [TM] Highlights Coltene-Whaledent Jet Bite Registration Material for Jaw Relation Records