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  • 31bite — v. & n. v. (past bit; past part. bitten) 1 tr. cut or puncture using the teeth. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away, etc.) detach with the teeth. 3 tr. (of an insect, snake, etc.) wound with a sting, fangs, etc. 4 intr. (of a wheel, screw, etc.) grip,… …

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  • 32bite — I. verb (bit; bitten; also bit; biting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bītan; akin to Old High German bīzan to bite, Latin findere to split Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as… …

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  • 33bite at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bite at : present tense I/you/we/they bite at he/she/it bites at past tense bit at past participle bitten at bite at someone/something to try to bite something without in fact managing to bite it The animals… …

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  • 34Bite — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour les articles homophones, voir bit (homonymie) et bitte (homonymie). Sur les autres projets Wikimedia  …

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  • 35Bitė — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bite (homonymie). Bitė, (abeilles en lituanien), est un opérateur lituanien de téléphonie mobile, né en 2005 de la fusion de UAB BITĖ, société lituanienne fondée en 1995, et SIA BITE, société lettone fondée en… …

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  • 36bite — 1. verb 1) the dog bit his arm Syn: sink one s teeth into, chew, munch, crunch, chomp, tear at, snap at 2) the acid bites into the copper Syn: corrode, eat into, eat away at, burn (into) …

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  • 37bite — 1. verb 1) Syn: chew, sink one s teeth into, munch, crunch, champ 2) my boots failed to bite Syn: grip, hold, get a purchase 3) the measures begin to bite Syn …

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  • 38bite —   Nahu, nanahu, aki, a aki, akina;    ♦ bite on a hook, ai, a ai;    ♦ bite sideways, kīkepa;    ♦ bite with relish, nahunahupū;    ♦ bite with the teeth and peel off, as bark, aki …

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  • 39bite — noun see a bleating sheep loses a bite every dog is allowed one bite verb see a barking dog never bites big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum dead men don’t bite …

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  • 40bite — 1. verb /baɪt,bʌit/ a) To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. As soon as you bite that sandwich, youll know how good it is. b) To hold something by clamping one’s teeth. That dog is about to bite! 2. noun /baɪt,bʌit/ a) The act of bitin …

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