Laxi Dictionary

English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition bite in British English

bite verb

verb
/baɪt/
1

to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it

Example

Stop biting your nails.

Example

Tom bit into his sandwich.

Synonyms and related words
bite bolt cannibalize bite bite bite at
2

if a snake or insect bites you, it makes a small hole in your skin

Example

I'd been bitten by mosquitoes in the night.

Example

Does your dog bite?

Synonyms and related words
beach bite bite
3

if a fish bites, it eats the food that you have put on the hook in order to catch it

Example

The fish don't seem to be biting today.

Synonyms and related words
an easy target angling bag
4

to have an unpleasant effect

Example

The economic slowdown is beginning to bite.

Synonyms and related words
damage spoil harm
Definition bite in British English

Related Words

Words related to bite:

another bite at the cherry (phrase) bite (verb) bite (noun) bite at (phrasal verb) bite back (phrasal verb) bite into (phrasal verb) bite off (phrasal verb) bite someone’s head off (phrase) bite the bullet (phrase) bite the dust (phrase) bite the hand that feeds you (phrase) bite your (phrase) bite-sized (adjective) fight bite (noun) love bite (noun) someone won’t bite (phrase) someone’s bark is worse than their bite (phrase) sound bite (noun) take a bite out of something (phrase)