Only a Bitch Bites the Hand That Feeds Memes
bite
cut or wound with the teeth: Does your dog bite?
Not to be confused with:
bight – part of a rope; bend in the shore; gulf
byte – adjacent bits processed by a computer
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bite
(bīt)v. bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭt′n) or bit, bit·ing, bites
v. tr.
1. To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.
2.
a. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.
b. To sting with a stinger.
3. To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument: The axe bit the log deeply.
4. To grip, grab, or seize: bald treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.
5. To eat into; corrode.
6. To cause to sting or be painful: cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.
v. intr.
1. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.
2. To have a stinging effect.
3. To have a sharp taste.
4. To take or swallow bait.
5. To be taken in by a ploy or deception: tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.
6. Vulgar Slang To be highly disagreeable or annoying.
n.
1. The act of biting.
2. A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal's teeth or mouthparts: the bite of an insect.
3.
a. A stinging or smarting sensation.
b. An incisive, penetrating quality: the bite of satire.
4. An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting: Rezoning took a bite out of the town's residential area.
5. An excerpt or fragment taken from something larger, such as a film.
6.
a. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.
b. Informal A light meal or snack.
7. The act or an instance of taking bait: fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.
8.
a. A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.
b. The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.
9. Dentistry The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.
10. The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.
11. Slang An amount of money appropriated or withheld: trying to avoid the tax bite.
bite off more than (one) can chew
To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish.
bite (someone's) head off
To respond to a comment in an angry or reproachful way.
bite the bullet Slang
To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.
bite the dust Slang
1. To fall dead, especially in combat.
2. To be defeated.
3. To come to an end.
bite the hand that feeds (one)
To repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude and injury.
bit′a·ble, bite′a·ble adj.
bit′er n.
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bite
(baɪt)vb, bites, biting, bit or bitten
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
2. (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
3. (tr) to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
4. (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
5. to smart or cause to smart; sting: mustard bites the tongue.
6. (Angling) (intr) angling (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
7. to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
8. (Mechanical Engineering) to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck
9. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc)
10. (tr) informal to annoy or worry: what's biting her?.
11. (often passive) slang to cheat
12. slang (often foll by: for) Austral and NZ to ask (for); scrounge from
13. bite off more than one can chew informal to attempt a task beyond one's capability
14. bite the bullet to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
15. bite someone's head off to respond harshly and rudely (to)
16. bite the dust See dust11
17. bite the hand that feeds one to repay kindness with injury or ingratitude
18. once bitten, twice shy after an unpleasant experience one is cautious in similar situations
19. put the bite on someone slang Austral to ask someone for money
n
20. the act of biting
21. a thing or amount bitten off
22. a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting
23. (Angling) angling an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure
24. informal an incisive or penetrating effect or quality: that's a question with a bite.
25. a light meal; snack
26. a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation
27. (Tools) the depth of cut of a machine tool
28. (Mechanical Engineering) the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece
29. (Dentistry) dentistry the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally
30. (Tools) the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth
31. (Art Terms) the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate
[Old English bītan; related to Latin findere to split, Sanskrit bhedati he splits]
ˈbiter n
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bite
(baɪt)v. bit, bit•ten bit, bit•ing, v.t.
1. to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth.
2. to sever with the teeth (often fol. by off).
3. to grip with the teeth.
4. to sting, as an insect.
5. to cause to sting: faces bitten by the icy wind.
6. Informal.
a. to cheat; deceive: bitten in a mail-order swindle.
b. to annoy or upset: What's biting you?
7. to eat into; corrode.
8. to cut or pierce with or as if with a weapon.
9. to take firm hold of: a clamp to bite the wood.
10. to make an impression on; affect.
v.i.11. to press the teeth into something; attack with the jaws, bill, sting, etc.
12. (of fish) to take the bait.
13. to accept a deceptive offer or suggestion.
14. to take a firm hold.
n.15. the act of biting.
16. a wound made by biting.
17. a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect.
18. a piece bitten off.
19. a small meal.
20. a morsel of food.
21. an exacted portion: the tax bite.
22. the occlusion of the teeth.
23. a short excerpt, fragment, or bit: a visual bite from a film; word bites from poems.
24.
a. the catch or hold that one object or one part of a mechanical apparatus has on another.
b. a surface brought into contact to obtain a hold or grip, as in a lathe chuck.
25. sharpness; incisiveness.
26. the roughness of the surface of a file.
Idioms:1. bite off more than one can chew, to attempt something that exceeds one's capacity.
2. bite one's lip or tongue, to repress one's anger or other emotions.
3. bite someone's head off, to respond with anger or impatience to someone's question or comment.
4. bite the hand that feeds one, to repay kindness with malice or injury.
5. put the bite on, Slang. to try to borrow or extort money from.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English bītan; c. Old High German bīzan, Gothic beitan; akin to Latin findere to split]
bit′a•ble, bite′a•ble, adj.
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Bite
a piece bitten off; a mouthful, 1535; Thieves' cant. cash or money.Example: a bite of mites (modern pun).
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
bite
When a person or animal bites something, they use their teeth to cut into it or through it. The past tense of bite is bit. The past participle is bitten.
My dog bit me.
You are quite liable to get bitten by an eel.
sting
– bite1. 'sting'
Sting is usually a verb. Its past tense and -ed participle is stung.
If a creature such as a bee, wasp, or scorpion stings you, it pricks your skin and pushes poison into your body.
Bees do not normally sting without being provoked.
Felipe had been stung by a wasp.
2. 'bite'
Don't say that a mosquito or ant 'stings' you. You say that it bites you. The past tense and -ed participle of bite are bit and bitten.
A mosquito landed on my arm and bit me.
An ant had bitten her on the foot.
You also say that a snake bites you.
In Britain you are very unlikely to get bitten by a snake.
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bite
Past participle: bitten
Gerund: biting
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Noun | 1. |  bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a persondog bite - a bite inflicted by a dog snakebite - a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) |
| 2. |  bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"morsel, bit mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" 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 | |
| 3. |  bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skininsect bite, sting harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. bee sting - a sting inflicted by a bee flea bite - sting inflicted by a flea mosquito bite - a sting inflicted by a mosquito | |
| 4. |  bite - a light informal mealcollation, snack meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time refreshment - snacks and drinks served as a light meal nosh - (Yiddish) a snack or light meal coffee break, tea break - a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" | |
| 5. |  bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"fishing, sportfishing - the act of someone who fishes as a diversion success - an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs" | |
| 6. | bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" pungency humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | |
| 7. |  bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"raciness, pungency, sharpness spicery, spiciness, spice - the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored | |
| 8. |  bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jawschomp eating, feeding - the act of consuming food munch - a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" nibble - gentle biting pinch - a small sharp bite or snip | |
| 9. |  bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"subtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" | |
| Verb | 1. |  bite - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"seize with teeth grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" gnaw - bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker" bite off, snap at - bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" snap - bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly" nibble - bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" nibble - bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker" bite off, snap at - bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" |
| 2. |  bite - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"sting, burn nettle, urticate - sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain | |
| 3. |  bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | |
| 4. |  bite - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"sting, prick pierce - make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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bite
verb
1. nip, cut, tear, wound, grip, snap, crush, rend, pierce, champ, pinch, chew, crunch, clamp, nibble, gnaw, masticate Llamas won't bite or kick.
2. sting, wound, prick We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes.
3. take effect, work, be effective, take hold, come into force, produce results, have the desired effect, become operative As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more difficulties.
noun
3. wound, sting, pinch, nip, prick The boy had suffered a snake bite but he made a quick recovery.
5. edge, interest, force, punch (informal), sting, zest, sharpness, keenness, pungency, incisiveness, acuteness The novel seems to lack bite and tension.
6. kick (informal), edge, punch (informal), spice, relish, zest, tang, sharpness, piquancy, pungency, spiciness I'd have preferred a bit more bite and not so much sugar.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bite
verb1. To seize, as food, with the teeth:
2. To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:
3. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort:
2. Informal. A small portion of food:
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Translations
عَضَّةعض عَضَّه، قَضْمَـه قِطْعَه، شَقْفَه، لُقْمَـهيَعَضُّ
kousat kousnutí sousto štípat štípnutí
bid bide
mordi
puraisu purra syödä purema haukata
gristi griz ugristi
harap harapás kapás mar megharap
gigit
bit bíta nart
かむ かむこと
물다 한 입 베어 물기
geliantis įkandimas įkąsti kąsti kibimas
dzēliens dzelt iedzelt iekost kodiens
brať pohrýzť zahryznutie
gristi ugriz ugrizniti grižljaj pičiti
bett bita stick
กัด รอยกัด
cắn miếng cắn
bite
[baɪt] (bit (vb: pt) (bitten (pp)))
A. N
2. [of food] → bocado m
I've not had a bite to eat → no he probado bocado
do you fancy a bite (to eat)? → ¿te apetece algo (de comer)?
I'll get a bite (to eat) on the train → tomaré algo en el tren
3. (Fishing) are you getting any bites? → ¿están picando?
bite back
bite off VT + ADV → arrancar con los dientes
to bite off more than one can chew → abarcar demasiado
to bite sb's head off → echar una bronca a algn
bite on VI + PREP → morder
bite through VI + PREP [+ string, thread] → cortar con los dientes; [+ tip, one's tongue] → morderse
he fell and bit through his tongue → se cayó y se mordió la lengua
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bite
[ˈbaɪt] [bit] [ˈbɪt] (pt) [bitten] [ˈbɪtən] (pp)
vi
[person, animal, snake] → mordre; [mosquito] → piquer
(= take bait) [fish] → mordre (à l'hameçon)
(= take effect) [sanctions, recession] → se faire sentir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bite
vb: pret <bit>, ptp <bitten>
n
→ Biss m; in two bites → mit zwei Bissen; he took a bite (out) of the apple → er biss in den Apfel; to get a second or another bite at the cherry (fig) → eine zweite Chance bekommen
(= wound etc) (= dog, snake, flea bite etc) → Biss m; (= insect bite) → Stich m; (= love bite) → (Knutsch)fleck m (inf)
(Fishing) I think I've got a bite → ich glaube, es hat einer angebissen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bite
[baɪt] (bit (vb: pt) (bitten (pp)))
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bite
(bait) – past tense bit (bit) : past participle bitten (ˈbitn) – verbto seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws. The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito. byt يَعُضُّ захапвам, ухапвам morder (po)kousat, (po)štípat bißen bide δαγκώνω, τσιμπώ morder, picar hammustama گاز گرفتن؛ نیش زدن puraista mordre, piquer לִנְשוֹך, לִנְגוֹס काटना ugristi (meg)harap, (meg)mar menggigit bíta mordere; pungere かむ 물다, 깨물다 (į)kąsti gigit bijten bite gryźć چيچل، خوله لګول: چيچل (لكه دغو ميسى). نيښ وهل: خوړل يا داړل morder a muşca; a înţepa кусать pohrýzť, poštípať ugrizniti, pičiti zagristi bita กัด ısırmak 咬 кусати(ся); жалити کاٹنا cắn; châm đốt 咬
noun1. an act of biting or the piece or place bitten. a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite. byt عَضَّه، قَضْمَـه ухапване mordida sousto, kousnutí; štípnutí der Biß bid δάγκωμα, δαγκωματιά mordisco; picadura suutäis, hammustus گاز؛ گزندگی puraisu morsure, bouchée, piqûre נגיסה, נשיכה कौर, काट ugriz harapás, csípés gigitan bit morso; puntura かむこと 물기 įkandimas kodiens; kodums; dzēliens menggigit hap, beet bit, bitt, stikk gryzienie, kęs چیچنه mordidela muşcătură; înţepătură укус zahryznutie; uhryznutie; uštipnutie ugriz, pik ugriz tugga, bett รอยกัด ısırık 咬 кусок; укус کاٹنے کا کام یا مقام sự cắn; sự châm đốt 咬
2. the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line. I've been fishing for hours without a bite. byt قِطْعَه، شَقْفَه، لُقْمَـه кълване mordida zabrání das Anbeißen bid τσίμπημα δολώματος από ψάρι picada näkkamine گاز زدن به طعمۀسر قلاب nykäisy prise תְפִיסַת דַג चुभोना griz harapás, kapás hasil kailan ikan nart presa 餌に食いつくこと 미끼를 물기 kibimas (zivju) piekošanās dimakan umpan beet napp `branie` په غاښوشكول، واړه كپونه كول، په وړووړو ګولو خوړل mordidela muşcătură (din momeală) клёв (za)brať (o rybách) prijem (za trnek) mamac napp งับ oltaya vurma 上釣 клювання; шматок شکار میں آنے والی مچھلی sự cắn câu (cá) 上钓
ˈbiting adjective1. very cold and causing discomfort. a biting wind. snerpende قارِس، شَديد лют cortante ostrý, štiplavý beißend bidende τσουχτερός, πολύ κρύος penetrante, cortante lõikav تند و تیز؛ پر سوز pureva mordant חד, צורב कड़ाके की सर्दी štipav csípős sangat dingin bítandi, nístandi pungente 身を切るような 살을 에는 듯한 geliantis, smelkiantis ass; kodīgs angin dingin bijtend bitende dokuczliwy تند او تیز cortante muşcător резкий, пронизывающий ostrý oster oštar bitande หนาวมาก acı, keskin, buz gibi 凜冽刺骨的 різкий نہایت خنک ، تکلیف دہ buốt 尖锐刺人的
2. wounding or hurtful. a biting remark. bitsige لاذِع، جارِح язвителен cortante jedovatý beißend bidende δηκτικός, φαρμακερός mordaz, incisivo salvav کنایه آمیز pisteliäs cinglant צורב निर्दयी, क्रूर jedak gúnyos menyakitkan meinlegur, særandi pungente 痛烈な 신랄한 kandus dzēlīgs gigitan scherp stikkende, sviende, skarp kąśliwy کتړه cortante muşcător язвительный uštipačný jedek zajedljiv svidande, sarkastisk เจ็บปวด acımasız, iğneli, alaylı 尖酸刻薄的 їдкий, різкий دکھی کر دینے والا đau đớn 辛辣的，刺痛的
bite the dustto fail; to be unsuccessful. That's another scheme that's bitten the dust. in die stof byt يَفْشَل، يَسْقُط، يَهْوي провалям се falhar selhat, neuspět ins Gras beißen bide i græsset αποτυγχάνω, καταρρέω morder el polvo põrmu varisema ناموفق بودن؛ با شکست روبرو شدن epäonnistua mordre la poussière לִיפּוֹל אַרְצָה, לְהִיהָרֵג धूल चाटना ne uspjeti kudarcba fullad, fűbe harap gagal, kalah misheppnast; bíða bana mordere la polvere 失敗する 실패하다 nepavykti, nepasisekti izgāzties (par projektu, plānu u.tml.) gagal in het zand bijten bite i gresset nie wypalić, nie udać się شکت ته مخامخ شول morder o pó a eşua падать ниц zlyhať, neuspieť polomiti si zobe propasti bita i gräset, stupa ประสบความล้มเหลว başarısızlığa uğramak, hezimete uğramak 失敗 програти, зазнати поразки ناکام ہونا thất bại ê chề 大败
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bite
→ عَضَّة, يَعَضُّ kousnout, kousnutí bid, bide Biss, kauen δάγκωμα, δαγκώνω morder, mordisco puraisu, purra mordre, morsure gristi, griz mordere, morso かむ, かむこと 물다, 한 입 베어 물기 bijten, hapje bite, bitt pogryźć, ukąszenie dentada, morder, mordida кусать, укус bett, bita กัด, รอยกัด ısırma, ısırmak cắn, miếng cắn 一口, 咬Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bite
n. mordida, picadura; [snake] mordida de serpiente; [insect] picadura;
___ block → bloque de ___;
___ rim → reborde de la ___;
___ testing → análisis de la ___;
vt. morder, picar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- This bite is infected → هَذِهِ اللَدْغَةُ مُعَدِيَّةٌ → Kousnutí je infikované → Der er gået betændelse i dette bid → Der Biss hat sich entzündet → Αυτό το τσίμπημα έχει μολυνθεί → Esta picadura está infectada → Tämä purema on tulehtunut → La morsure s'est infectée → Ovaj ugriz je inficiran → Questo morso è infetto → このかみ傷は感染しています → 물린 곳이 감염됐어요 → Deze beet is ontstoken → Dette bittet er infisert → To ukąszenie jest zakażone → Esta mordida está infeccionada → С этим укусом была занесена инфекция → Bettet har blivit infekterat → แผลที่ถูกกัดนี้ติดเชื้อ → Bu yara enfeksiyon kaptı → Vết cắn này bị nhiễm trùng → 被咬的伤口发炎了
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bite
n (of food) bocado; (wound) mordedura; (of an insect) picadura; (dent) mordida; vt, vi (pret bit; pp bitten o bit ) morder; (insect) picar; Bite down .. Apriete los dientes; to — one's nails comerse or morderse las uñas
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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