Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bite
Bite
bite
v. & n. --v. (past bit; past part. bitten) 1 tr. cut or puncture using the teeth. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away, etc.) detach with the teeth. 3 tr. (of an insect, snake, etc.) wound with a sting, fangs, etc. 4 intr. (of a wheel, screw, etc.) grip, penetrate. 5 intr. accept bait or an inducement. 6 intr. have a (desired) adverse effect. 7 tr. (in passive) a take in; swindle. b (foll. by by, with, etc.) be infected by (enthusiasm etc.). 8 tr. (as bitten adj.) cause a glowing or smarting pain to (frostbitten). 9 intr. (foll. by at) snap at. --n. 1 an act of biting. 2 a wound or sore made by biting. 3 a a mouthful of food. b a snack or light meal. 4 the taking of bait by a fish. 5 pungency (esp. of flavour). 6 incisiveness, sharpness. 7 = OCCLUSION 3. Phrases and idioms bite back restrain (one's speech etc.) by or as if by biting the lips. bite (or bite on) the bullet sl. behave bravely or stoically. bite the dust sl. 1 die. 2 fail; break down. bite the hand that feeds one hurt or offend a benefactor. bite a person's head off colloq. respond fiercely or angrily. bite one's lip see LIP. bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil. once bitten twice shy an unpleasant experience induces caution. put the bite on US sl. borrow or extort money from. what's biting you? sl. what is worrying you? Derivatives biter n. Etymology: OE bitan f. Gmc
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I. verb (bit; bitten; also bit; biting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bītan; akin to Old High German bīzan to ~, Latin findere to split Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound, to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis, to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon, to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to, to take hold of, to take in ; cheat, intransitive verb to ~ or have the habit of biting something, to cut, pierce, or take hold, to cause irritation or smarting, corrode, 5. to take a bait, to respond so as to be caught (as by a trick), to accept a suggestion or an offer , to take or maintain a firm hold, to produce a negative effect , to be objectionable or extremely bad in quality ; stink, suck, ~r noun II. noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of biting, the manner of biting, food: as, the amount of food taken at a ~ ; morsel, a small amount of food ; snack , 3. archaic cheat, trick, sharper, a wound made by biting, the hold or grip by which friction is created or purchase is obtained, a surface that creates friction or is brought into contact with another for the purpose of obtaining a hold, 7. a keen incisive quality, a sharp penetrating effect, a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acid, an amount taken usually in one operation for one purpose ; share, sound ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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