a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
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 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
a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
(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 small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into t