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bite

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*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.

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.

See:

• (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
• a barking dog never bites
• a bite of the cherry
• a bite to eat
• all bark and no bite
• bark is worse than bite
• bark is worse than one's bite, one's
• barking dog never bites
• barking dogs seldom bite
• bite
• bite (one's) lip
• bite (one's) thumb at
• bite (someone) in the arse
• bite (someone) in the ass
• bite back
• bite head off
• bite into
• Bite me!
• bite nails
• bite of the reality sandwich
• bite off
• bite off more than can chew
• bite off more than one can chew
• bite on
• bite on someone
• bite one's nails
• bite one's tongue
• bite someone's head off
• bite the big one
• bite the biscuit
• bite the bullet
• bite the dust
• bite the hand that feeds
• bite the hand that feeds one
• bite the hand that feeds you
• Bite the ice!
• bite tongue
• Bite your tongue!
• come back to bite you
• don't bite the hand that feeds (you)
• don't let the bedbugs bite
• has more bark than bite
• have a bite
• I’ll bite
• I'll bite
• monkey bite
• One's bark is worse than bite
• put the arm on
• put the bite on
• put the bite on someone
• second bite of the apple
• second bite of the cherry
• sound bite
• take a bite of the reality sandwich
• take a bite out of
• won't bite