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bite verb

  /baɪt/
  • (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
  • (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
bijten, beitsen
  • (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
bijten

bite noun

  /baɪt/
  • The wound left behind after having been bitten.
  • The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
beet
  • A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
hap
  • The act of biting.
bijten, beet

biting adjective

  /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
  • Causing a stinging sensation.
  • Cutting or incisive.
  • Tending to bite.
bijtend
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