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a portion removed from the whole; "the government''s weekly bite from my paycheck" the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" a light informal meal a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect''s stinger into skin deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
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