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Definition bite in British English

bite noun

noun
/baɪt/
1

an act of cutting or breaking something using your teeth in order to eat it

Example

Anthony devoured half his burger in one bite.

Example

Donna paused in mid bite, and looked at him in surprise.

Synonyms and related words
bite bite bite at
1.1

an amount of food that you bite with your teeth

Example

Here, have a bite of my sandwich if you're hungry.

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
2

a small meal, especially one that you eat in a hurry

Example

Will we have time to grab a bite before the show?

Synonyms and related words
a bite a square meal banquet
2.1

a small piece of food prepared so that you can eat it in one bite

Example

mozzarella bites

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
3

an instance of an animal biting someone

Example

The dog gave him a nasty bite on the leg.

Synonyms and related words
beach bite bite
3.1

a mark or injury where an animal or insect has bitten you

Example

I woke up covered in mosquito bites.

Synonyms and related words
injury loss wound
4

a very cold feeling

Example

the bitter bite of the wind

Synonyms and related words
chill shivery freeze
Example

a soup with plenty of bite

Example

a crisp green salad with the added bite of radish

Synonyms and related words
umami taste flavour
Example

His novel lacks any real bite.

Example

The fuel-injection system gives extra bite to the 24-valve engine.

Synonyms and related words
mystery life novelty
7

a pull at the hook when you are fishing, made by a fish trying to take the bait on the hook

Synonyms and related words
an easy target angling bag
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)