Definitions
1.verbTo cut into something by clamping the teeth."As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is."
2.verbTo hold something by clamping one's teeth.
3.verbTo attack with the teeth."That dog is about to bite!"
4.verbTo behave aggressively; to reject advances."If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite."
5.verbTo take hold; to establish firm contact with."I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."
6.verbTo have significant effect, often negative."For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."
7.verb(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught."Are the fish biting today?"
8.verbTo accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor."I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?"
9.verb(of an insect) To sting."These mosquitoes are really biting today!"
10.verbTo cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent."It bites like pepper or mustard."
11.verb(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure."Pepper bites the mouth."
12.verbTo cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
13.verbTo take or keep a firm hold."The anchor bites."
14.verbTo take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to."The anchor bites the ground."
15.verbTo lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck."This music really bites."
16.verbTo perform oral sex on. Used in invective."You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me."
17.verbTo plagiarize, to imitate."He always be biting my moves."
18.verbTo deceive or defraud; to take in.
19.nounAn instance of something being bitten.
20.adjectiveCausing a stinging sensation."a biting wind"
21.adjectiveCutting or incisive."a biting criticism"
22.adjectiveTending to bite."a biting insect"