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Bite

noun/kˌælɪˈɑːlədʒi/
Definition
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌælɪˈɑːlədʒi/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹɐzˈɪlwʊd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹɐzˈɪlwʊd/
1 syllable Say it as /kˌælɪˈɑːlədʒi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
nouna small amount of solid food; a mouthful
“all they had left was a bit of bread”
nouna painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
nouna light informal meal
noun(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
“after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite”
nounwit having a sharp and caustic quality
“he commented with typical pungency”
nouna strong odor or taste property
“the pungency of mustard”
nounthe act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
nouna portion removed from the whole
“the government's weekly bite from my paycheck”
verbto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
“Gunny invariably tried to bite her”
verbcause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
“The sun burned his face”
verbpenetrate or cut, as with a knife
“The fork bit into the surface”
verbdeliver a sting to
“A bee stung my arm yesterday”
Word Forms
biteverbto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
stingverbdeliver a sting to
snackverbeat a snack; eat lightly
pungentadjectivecapable of wounding
racyadjectivemarked by richness and fullness of flavor
chompverbchew noisily
bitenouna wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
biternounsomeone who bites
stingnouna kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
stingernouna sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
burnnounpain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
beißen
eine Wunde, die durch den Biss eines Tieres oder einer Person entsteht
🇫🇷French
mordre
une blessure résultant d'une morsure par un animal ou une personne
🇪🇸Spanish
morder
una herida resultante de la mordedura de un animal o una persona
🇮🇹Italian
morso
ferita provocata dal morso di un animale o di una persona
🇳🇱Dutch
beet
een wond die het gevolg is van een beet door een dier of een persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
morder
uma ferida resultante da mordida de um animal ou de uma pessoa
🇷🇺Russian
кусать
рана, возникшая в результате укуса животного или человека
India
🇮🇳Hindi
काटना
किसी जानवर या व्यक्ति के काटने से उत्पन्न घाव
🇧🇩Bengali
কামড়
একটি প্রাণী বা ব্যক্তি দ্বারা কামড়ানোর ফলে একটি ক্ষত
🇮🇳Tamil
கடி
ஒரு விலங்கு அல்லது ஒரு நபர் கடித்தால் ஏற்படும் காயம்
🇮🇳Telugu
కొరుకు
జంతువు లేదా వ్యక్తి కొరికే ఫలితంగా ఏర్పడిన గాయం
🇮🇳Marathi
चावणे
प्राणी किंवा व्यक्ती चावल्यामुळे झालेली जखम
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડંખ
પ્રાણી અથવા વ્યક્તિ દ્વારા કરડવાથી થયેલો ઘા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಚ್ಚುತ್ತವೆ
ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಕಚ್ಚುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಗಾಯ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കടിക്കുക
ഒരു മൃഗമോ വ്യക്തിയോ കടിച്ചതിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന മുറിവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੱਟਣਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੱਟਣ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
کاٹنا
جانور یا کسی شخص کے کاٹنے کے نتیجے میں ایک زخم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
被动物或人咬伤造成的伤口
🇯🇵Japanese
噛む
動物や人に噛まれたことによって生じる傷
🇰🇷Korean
깨물다
동물이나 사람에게 물려서 생긴 상처
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cắn
vết thương do bị động vật hoặc người cắn
🇹🇭Thai
กัด
บาดแผลจากการถูกสัตว์หรือคนกัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
menggigit
luka akibat gigitan binatang atau manusia
🇵🇭Filipino
kumagat
sugat na bunga ng pagkagat ng hayop o tao
🇲🇾Malay
menggigit
luka akibat gigitan haiwan atau seseorang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يعض
الجرح الناتج عن عض حيوان أو شخص
🇮🇷Persian
گاز گرفتن
زخم ناشی از گاز گرفتن حیوان یا شخص
🇹🇷Turkish
ısırmak
bir hayvanın veya bir kişinin ısırması sonucu oluşan yara
🇮🇱Hebrew
נְשִׁיכָה
פצע הנובע מנשיכה של בעל חיים או אדם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bite'?
The primary meaning of 'bite' is 'a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bite' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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