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    [Noun]  | "bite" 


    1: the act of biting

    2: the manner of biting; especially, dentistry : occlusion

    3: food: such as

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Derivative of {see: |bite:1|bite:1};

    [Noun]  | "sound bite" 


    1: a brief recorded statement (as by a public figure) broadcast especially on a television news program; also : a brief catchy comment or saying

    Origin: 1972 ;

    [Verb]  | "bite" | \ ˈbīt \


    1: to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound

    2: to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis

    3: to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English biten, going back to Old English bītan, going back to Germanic *bītan- (whence Old Saxon bītan "to bite, cut into," Old High German bīzan, Old Norse bíta, Gothic beitan), going back to Indo-European *bhei̯d- "split," whence also Latin findere "to split, cleave, divide" (from a derivative *bhi-n-d-), Sanskrit abhet "has split," bhinátti "(s/he) splits" and perhaps Greek pheídomai, pheídesthai "to spare, save, refrain from";

    [Idiom]  | "that bites" 


    1: —used to express disappointment or disgust

    [Phrasal verb]  | "bite back" 


    1: to attack or criticize someone after being attacked or criticized by them —often + at

    2: to stop oneself from saying (something)

    [Noun]  | "bites" 


    1: a small piece or quantity of food;


      * e.g., " ... had only a bite to eat before rushing off "



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    [Noun]  | "bite" 


    1: a harsh or sharp quality;


      * e.g., " ... the fall winds had a real bite "




    2: a small piece or quantity of food;


      * e.g., " ... had only a bite to eat before rushing off "



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    3: an uncomfortable degree of coolness;


      * e.g., " ... weather with a bite that suggested winter was right around the corner "



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    [Noun]  | "sound bites" 


    1: as in clips, snippets;


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    [Verb]  | "bites" 


    1: to be objectionable or unsatisfactory;


      * e.g., " ... man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend "




    [Verb]  | "bite" 


    1: to be objectionable or unsatisfactory;


      * e.g., " ... man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend "




    [Verb]  | "bite (at)" 


    1: to consume or wear away gradually;


      * e.g., " ... the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on "



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    [Verb]  | "bite (on)" 


    1: to crush or grind with the teeth;


      * e.g., " ... she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard "



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    [Verb]  | "bit" 


    1: to be objectionable or unsatisfactory;


      * e.g., " ... man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend "




    [Verb]  | "bitten" 


    1: to be objectionable or unsatisfactory;


      * e.g., " ... man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend "




    [Phrase]  | "bites the dust" 


    1: to come to an end;


      * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "




    2: to stop living;


      * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "




     [ "bites" ]

    1: To be highly disagreeable or annoying. An exclamation for something that is bad.

      * e.g.,  ... I just lost my job, that bites! 

     [ "bites" ]

    1: A state worse than sucking.

      * e.g.,  ... That doesn't just suck, it bites! 

     [ "bite-bite" ]

    1: Food, typically associated with the meals of brunch or breakfast, that is of high quality, typically rich in flavor, healthful, and generally diminutive portion size. Although it can be used in the idiomatic expression "to grab a bite-bite," it is more typically used to describe the offerings of a restaurant -- usually to make a distinction between this type of food and typical greasy spoon diner fare. Chiefly Midwestern.

      * e.g.,  ... "You guys should check out the new French-style cafe in my neighborhood. They have coffee there, AND bite-bites." 

     [ "biting" ]

    1: Copying another rap artist's lyrics in a plagiaristic form. This is often done while rapping "freestyle"

      * e.g.,  ... I thought Tyrone was gonna freestyle but I caught him biting off LL Cool J. 

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    1: The theft of another's artistic ideas, concepts, styles, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "... There is nothing original, innovative or groundbreaking about their whole crew, they're all biting from the originators!. ..." 

     [ "bite it" ]

    1:  To wipe out, crash or fall off.

      * e.g.,  ... He'll bite itif he attemps that jump. 

     [ "bite" ]

    1: To rip off another person's style, especially with respect to music or fashion. From early hip-hop culture.

      * e.g.,  ... Why don't you come up with your own sound instead of biting every track that hits it big in the clubs? 

     [ "that bites" ]

    1: That bites, a slang term for "that sucks". This slang is usually used by awesome people, but very few people use it.

      * e.g.,  ... Jim: Dude, my cat shit on my floor. Derek: Bro, that bites. Jim: I got some on my hands. Derek: Don't bite that. 

     [ "bite it" ]

    1: To die; to become bernie; to kick the bucket; to buy the farm. Short for bite the dust.

      * e.g.,  ... "I banged your mom last night." 

     [ "bite" ]

    1: french word for cock

      * e.g.,  ... putain matte la bite de cheval!! 

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