Definizione monolingua

bite

bite (third-person singular simple present bites, present participle biting, simple past bit, past participle bitten)

1. (transitive) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

   As soon as you bite that sandwich, youll know how good it is.

2. (transitive) To hold something by clamping one’s teeth.
3. (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

   That dog is about to bite!

4. (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

   I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.

5. (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

   Are the fish biting today?

6. (intransitive) To fall for a deception.

   Ive planted the story. Do you think theyll bite?

7. (intransitive, of an insect) To sting.

   These mosquitoes are really biting today!

8. (intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision.

   This music really bites.

9. (intransitive, slang) To plagiarize.

   Hes biting my style.

Wikipedia bite (plural bites)

1. The act of biting.
2. The wound left behind after having been bitten.

   That snake bite really hurts!

3. The swelling of ones skin caused by an insects mouthparts or sting.

   After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.

4. A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

   There were only a few bites left on the plate.

5. (slang) Something unpleasant.

   Thats really a bite!

6. (slang) An act of plagiarism.

   That song is a bite of my song!

7. A small meal or snack.

   Ill have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.

8. (figuratively) aggression
   • 2011 March 2, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 3 - 0 Aston Villa”, BBC:

     City scored the goals but periods of ball possession were shared - the difference being Villa lacked bite in the opposition final third.

Definizione dizionario bite

	mordere
	to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth
	Staccare qualcosa con i denti.
	To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
	Afferrare qualcosa con i denti.
	To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

	morsicatura
	wound left behind after having been bitten
	La ferita che si ha attraverso il mordere.
	The wound left behind after having been bitten.

	boccone
	mouthful
	Piccola quantità di cibo solido.
	A small amount of solid food; a mouthful.

	morsicare
	to attack with the teeth

	morso
	act of biting
	L'atto del mordere.
	The act of biting.

	abboccare
	to bite a baited hook or other lure

	pungere
	to sting

	puntura
	swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting

addentare

addentatura

azzannare

beccare

graffiare

masticare

moccecà

moccicà

mordicchiare

pizzicare

presa

punzecchiare

rodere

spuntino

Altri significati:

(slang) An act of plagiarism.

(to) bite

(transitive) To hold something by clamping one’s teeth.

a bite (wound)

to hold something by clamping one’s teeth

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

bite (at)

(slang) Something unpleasant.

A small meal or snack.

(transitive) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.

to fall for a deception

(intransitive, of an insect) To sting.

(intransitive, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision.

(figuratively) aggression

pole (a boat)

(intransitive) To fall for a deception.

(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

to take hold

(intransitive, slang) To plagiarize.

(intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

(intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.