Bite definition

, cognates include Old Norse (Danish ), Gothic , German . Akin to Latin .

To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
To hold something by clamping one’s teeth.
To attack with the teeth.

That dog is about to bite!
To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

Are the fish biting today?
To fall for a deception.

I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
To sting.

These mosquitoes are really biting today!
To lack quality; to be worthy of derision.

This music really bites.
To plagiarize.

He's biting my style.

The act of biting.
The wound left behind after having been bitten.

That snake bite really hurts!
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

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

That's really a bite!
An act of plagiarism.

That song is a bite of my song!
A small meal or snack.

I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.