Noun Definition

bite

1.Definition: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

"After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

Category: General

2.Definition: a light informal meal

Related Noun(s):collation, snack

Category: General

3.Definition: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Category: General

4.Definition: a portion removed from the whole

"The government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

Category: General

5.Definition: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

Related Noun(s):bit, morsel

Category: General

6.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):pungency, raciness, sharpness

Category: General

7.Definition: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

Category: General

8.Definition: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

Related Noun(s):chomp

Category: General

9.Definition: wit having a sharp and caustic quality

"He commented with typical pungency", "The bite of satire"

Related Noun(s):pungency

Category: General