Main entry: bite
Definition: a portion removed from the whole
Usage: the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
Definition: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Main entry: sharpness, raciness, pungency, bite
Definition: a strong odor or taste property
Usage: the pungency of mustard; the sulfurous bite of garlic; the sharpness of strange spices; the raciness of the wine
Definition: wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Usage: he commented with typical pungency; the bite of satire
Main entry: bite
Definition: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
Usage: after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
Main entry: snack, collation, bite
Definition: a light informal meal
Definition: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Usage: all they had left was a bit of bread
Main entry: bite
Definition: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Main entry: bite, sting, insect bite
Definition: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Main entry: bite
Definition: penetrate or cut, as with a knife
Usage: The fork bit into the surface
Main entry: bite, sting, prick
Definition: deliver a sting to
Usage: A bee stung my arm yesterday
Main entry: bite, seize with teeth
Definition: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Usage: Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Definition: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Usage: The sun burned his face