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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) bite a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
(n) morsel , bit , bite a small amount of solid food; a mouthful “all they had left was a bit of bread”
(n) bite (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait “after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite”
(n) pungency , bite wit having a sharp and caustic quality “he commented with typical pungency” ,
“the bite of satire”
(n) pungency , bite , sharpness , raciness 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”
(n) bite , chomp the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
(n) bite a portion removed from the whole “the government's weekly bite from my paycheck”
Verbs (v) bite , seize with teeth to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws “Gunny invariably tried to bite her”
(v) bite , sting , burn cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort “The sun burned his face”
(v) bite penetrate or cut, as with a knife “The fork bit into the surface”
