Dictionary entry details
• BITE (noun)
Meaning:
A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
lesion; wound (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bite"):
snakebite (a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake)
dog bite (a bite inflicted by a dog)
Meaning:
A small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
morsel; bite; bit
Context example:
all they had left was a bit of bread
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
mouthful; taste (a small amount eaten or drunk)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bite"):
chaw; chew; cud; plug; quid; wad (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
crumb (small piece of e.g. bread or cake)
sop; sops (piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid)
Meaning:
A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
insect bite; bite; sting
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bite"):
bee sting (a sting inflicted by a bee)
flea bite (sting inflicted by a flea)
mosquito bite (a sting inflicted by a mosquito)
Meaning:
A light informal meal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
collation; snack; bite
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bite"):
coffee break; tea break (a snack taken during a break in the work day)
nosh ((Yiddish) a snack or light meal)
refreshment (snacks and drinks served as a light meal)
Meaning:
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
success (an event that accomplishes its intended purpose)
Domain category:
fishing; sportfishing (the act of someone who fishes as a diversion)
Meaning:
Wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
pungency; bite
Context examples:
he commented with typical pungency / the bite of satire
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
Meaning:
A strong odor or taste property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
raciness; pungency; sharpness; bite
Context examples:
the pungency of mustard / the sulfurous bite of garlic / the sharpness of strange spices / the raciness of the wine
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
spice; spicery; spiciness (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)
Meaning:
The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
chomp; bite
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
eating; feeding (the act of consuming food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bite"):
munch (a large bite)
nibble (gentle biting)
nip; pinch (a small sharp bite or snip)
Meaning:
A portion removed from the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
Hypernyms ("bite" is a kind of...):
deduction; subtraction (the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole))
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
• BITE (verb)
Meaning:
To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bite; seize with teeth
Context example:
Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Hypernyms (to "bite" is one way to...):
grip (hold fast or firmly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bite"):
nibble (bite off very small pieces)
nip (give a small sharp bite to)
nibble (bite gently)
bite off; snap at (bite off with a quick bite)
gnaw (bite or chew on with the teeth)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Also:
bite off (bite off with a quick bite)
Meaning:
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
sting; bite; burn
Context example:
The sun burned his face
Hypernyms (to "bite" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; smart (be the source of pain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bite"):
nettle; urticate (sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Penetrate or cut, as with a knife
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The fork bit into the surface
Hypernyms (to "bite" is one way to...):
pierce (make a hole into)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Deliver a sting to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
sting; bite; prick
Context example:
A bee stung my arm yesterday
Hypernyms (to "bite" is one way to...):
pierce (make a hole into)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
