bite

Related to bite: tick bite

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.
2. verb To be bad or seem ominous. I'm surprised he was nice to you—he usually bites.
3. verb To steal or take something. Aw man, somebody bit my notes, so I couldn't study at lunch.
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.
5. noun A meal, often one that is small or doesn't take long to prepare or eat. A shortened form 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.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

bite

/hold (one's) tongue
To be or keep silent.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • (one) is not going to bite (someone)
  • (one) won't bite (someone)
  • (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
  • a barking dog never bites
  • a barking dog seldom bites
  • a bite at the cherry
  • a bite at/of the cherry
  • a bite of the cherry
  • a bite to eat
  • a second bite at the cherry
  • all bark and no bite
  • another bite at the cherry
  • another bite of the cherry
  • bark is worse than one's bite
  • bark is worse than one's bite, one's
  • barking dog never bites
  • barking dogs seldom bite
  • bite
  • bite (one's) head off
  • bite (one's) lip
  • bite (one's) nails
  • bite (one's) nose off to spite (one's) face
  • bite (one's) thumb at
  • bite (one's) tongue
  • bite back
  • bite down
  • bite down on (something)
  • bite head off
  • bite in (something)
  • bite into
  • bite into (something or someone)
  • bite me
  • bite nails
  • bite of the reality sandwich
  • bite off
  • bite off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face
  • bite off more than (one) can chew
  • bite off more than can chew
  • bite off more than one can chew
  • bite off more than one can chew, to
  • bite off more than you can chew
  • bite on
  • bite on (something or someone)
  • bite on someone
  • bite one's nails
  • bite one's tongue
  • bite someone's head off
  • bite someone's head off, to
  • bite the big one
  • bite the biscuit
  • bite the bullet
  • bite the bullet, to
  • bite the dog that bit you
  • bite the dust
  • bite the dust, to
  • bite the hand that feeds
  • bite the hand that feeds (you)
  • bite the hand that feeds one
  • bite the hand that feeds you
  • bite the hand that feeds you, to
  • bite the ice
  • Bite the ice!
  • bite tongue
  • bite your lip
  • bite your nails/fingernails
  • bite your tongue
  • Bite your tongue!
  • bite/snap somebody's head off
  • come back to bite (one)
  • don't bark if you can't bite
  • don't bite the hand that feeds (you)
  • don't let the bedbugs bite
  • fleabite
  • has more bark than bite
  • have a bite
  • his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
  • hold (one's) tongue
  • I, etc. won't bite
  • I’ll bite
  • I'll bite
  • monkey bite
  • One's bark is worse than bite
  • put the arm on
  • put the arm on (one)
  • put the arm/bite on somebody
  • put the bite on
  • put the bite on (one)
  • put the bite on someone
  • put the squeeze on (one)
  • second bite at the cherry
  • second bite of the apple
  • second bite of the cherry
  • snakebite medicine
  • snap (one's) head off
  • someone's bark is worse than their bite
  • sound bite
  • soundbite
  • take a bite of the reality sandwich
  • take a bite out of
  • take a bite out of (something)
  • take a bite out of something
  • won't bite
  • your bark is worse than your bite
References in periodicals archive
However, the best way to avoid flea bites is to provide flea treatment for your pet.
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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
The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the bite marks of males and females.
A Novel Computer-Assisted Method of Bite Mark Analysis for Gender Determination
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.
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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.
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