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bite

[bahyt] / baɪt /
NOUN
injury from biting or stinging
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NOUN
mouthful of food
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STRONGEST


NOUN
pungency; stinging sensation
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STRONG
WEAK
tastelessness
NOUN
allotment
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STRONG




VERB
take a chance
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Example Sentences

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These tools can bite before the market fully understands what is happening.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"Whether or not a dog goes on to bite someone is very much around how they have been bred and their lifetime experiences," she said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The one time she tried to bake lemon squares for an event at her son’s school, she watched as a woman took a bite and spat it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

I choose a granola bar from the metal snack basket and take a bite.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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