Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Berinomo.
2.NounA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal."A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."
3.NounA rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece."router bit"
4.NounApplied to a various small units of currency and coins."a threepenny bit; A quarter is two bits."
5.NounA coin of a specified value."a threepenny bit"
6.NounA unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real."A quarter is two bits."
7.NounA coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the ‘short bit’, i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.
8.NounA unit of currency and coin of the British West Indies worth six black dogs, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly debased to one tenth, one eleventh, one twelfth, etc.
9.NounA unit of currency of the Dutch West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one fifth of a cent.
10.NounSynonym of microbitcoin.
11.NounA small amount of something."There were bits of paper all over the floor.; Does your leg still hurt? —Just a bit now.; I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours."
12.NounSpecifically, a small amount of time."I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.; He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out."
13.NounA small fraction above a whole number."The movie lasted for two and a bit hours."
14.NounFractions of a second."The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits."
15.NounA portion of something."I'd like a big bit of cake, please."
16.NounSomewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit."Am I bored? Not a bit of it!"
17.NounA replaceable tip for a hand tool or power tool, comprising the portion that drives a fastener."; driver bit"
18.NounA prison sentence, especially a short one.
19.NounAn excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc."His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show."
20.NounA gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true."Are you serious, or is this a bit?"
21.NounEllipsis of bit part."She acted her bit in the opening scene."
22.NounThe part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
23.NounThe cutting iron of a plane.
24.NounThe bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
25.NounA gag of a style similar to a bridle.
26.NounA gun.
27.VerbTo put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
28.Verbsimple past of bite"Your dog bit me!"
29.Verbpast participle of bite, bitten"I've been bit by your dog!"
30.AdjectiveHaving been bitten."Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him."
31.NounA binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
32.NounThe smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
33.NounAny datum that may take on one of exactly two values."status bits on IRC; permission bits in a file system"
34.NounA unit of measure for information entropy.
35.NounA microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).