bite

bite: 1. past tense - bit; verb
(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bite
2. noun
1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) bit, bitt, (insekt)stikk

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) napp

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- biting
- bite the dust

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subst. \/baɪt\/

1) bitt, stikk

2) (om fiske) napp

3) bit, matbit, smakebit

4) jafs, tygg

5) tak, grep, feste

6) bitt, tannstilling

7) bitende kulde

8) sviende smak, sviing (om f.eks. brennevin på tungen)

9) (overført) stikk, brodd, snert

a bite and a sup noe å spise og drikke

put the bite on a person for money presse noen for penger
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verb bit - bitten eller gammeldags: bit - bit) \/baɪt\/

1) bite, bite i\/på

• I bit my tongue

jeg bet meg i tungen

• that dog bites

den hunden biter

2) svi, etse

3) tære på

4) (om hjul e.l.) ta, få tak, få feste

5) (overført) bite i, tygge på, hanskes med

• get something to bite on

få noe å gi seg i kast med

6) bite på kroken

7) (austr., hverdagslig) bomme

• bite someone for smoke

bomme en røyk av noen

bite back ta igjen

bite somebody's head off bite av noen, avvise noen (overført) karnøfle noen (gi noen en ørefik), drepe noen, kaste noen på dør

• he'll bite my head off if he finds out

hvis han oppdager det, kommer han til å drepe meg

bite off bite av

bite off more than one can chew ta seg vann over hodet, ta munnen for full

bite one's lip (overført) bite noe i seg bite seg i leppen

bite one's tongue off bite tungen av seg

• after I said that, I could have bitten my tongue off

etter at jeg hadde sagt det, kunne jeg ha bitt tungen av meg

bite the dust (hverdagslig) bite i gresset, dø, stupe

bite the hand that feeds one være utakknemlig mot sin velgjører

• he bit the hand that fed him

han var utakknemlig mot sin velgjører

once bitten, twice shy brent barn skyr ilden

what's biting (you)? eller what's eating (you)? hva er det som rir deg?, hva er det i veien med deg?

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Synonyms:

Gnaw, chew, champ / Pierce with the teeth, tear, rend, nip / Sting, burn, cause to smart, make smart, make tingle / Grip, grasp, catch, grapple, clutch, cling to, catch hold of, take firm hold of / Blast, nip (as frost), blight / Defraud, deceive, cheat, dupe, trick, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, impose upon, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon, See 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 under preceding

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bite — ou bitte [ bit ] n. f. • 1584; du norm. bitter « boucher », de l a. scand. bita « mordre » ♦ Vulg. Pénis. ⊗ HOM. Beat, bit, bitte. ● bitte ou bite nom féminin (ancien français abiter, copuler, de bitter à, toucher à, de l ancien scandinave bita,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bite — (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bite — Bite, n. [OE. bite, bit, bitt, AS. bite bite, fr. b[=i]tan to bite, akin to Icel. bit, OS. biti, G. biss. See {Bite}, v., and cf. {Bit}.] 1. The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bite — ► VERB (past bit; past part. bitten) 1) use the teeth to cut into something. 2) (of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs. 3) (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth. 4) (of a tool … English terms dictionary
bite — bite, gnaw, champ, gnash are comparable when they mean to attack with or as if with the teeth. Bite fundamentally implies a getting of the teeth, especially the front teeth, into something so as to grip, pierce, or tear off {bite an apple deeply} … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bite — [baɪt] noun [countable] COMPUTING another spelling of byte * * * Ⅰ. bite UK US /baɪt/ verb [I] ● start/begin to bite Cf. start/begin to bite … Financial and business terms
Bite Me — is typically used as an idiomatic expression of discontent or aggravation toward another party. It may also refer to: * Bite Me , a song by Detroit based rock band Electric Six on their second album Senor Smoke * Bite Me (song), a song from the… … Wikipedia
BiTE — (acronym for bi specific T cell engagers ), a class of specific modified antibodies that direct a host s T cells cytotoxic activity against diseased cells (e.g cancer cells).Several products that have come under close scrutiny in a few… … Wikipedia
bite — [bīt] vt. bit [bit] bitten [bit′ n] or biting [ME biten < OE bītan < IE base * bheid , to split, crack > BEETLE1, BITTER, L findere, to split (see FISSION)] … English World dictionary
bite — [n1] injury from gripping, tearing chaw*, chomp*, gob*, itch*, laceration, nip, pain, pinch, prick, smarting, sting, tooth marks*, wound; concept 309 bite [n2] mouthful of food brunch, drop, light meal, morsel, nibble, nosh*, piece, refreshment,… … New thesaurus
bite at — ˈbite at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bite at he/she/it bites at past tense bit at past participle bitten at] … Useful english dictionary

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