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    [Adjective]  | "bit*ing" | \ ˈbī-tiŋ \


    1: having the power to bite; especially : able to grip and impress deeply

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [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";

    [Noun]  | "biting louse" 


    1: any of numerous wingless insects (order Mallophaga) that are parasitic especially on birds —called also bird louse

    Origin: 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "biting midge" 


    1: any of a family (Ceratopogonidae) of tiny biting dipteran flies of which some are vectors of filarial worms

    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "crib biting" 


    1: cribbing

    Origin: 1831 ;

    [Phrase]  | "bite off more than one can chew" 


    1: to undertake more than one can handle

    [Phrase]  | "bite one's tongue" 


    1: to hold back (as from a reluctance to offend) a remark one would like to make

    [Phrase]  | "bite the bullet" 


    1: to enter with resignation upon a difficult or distressing course of action

    [Phrase]  | "bite the dust" 


    1: to fall dead especially in battle

    2: to suffer humiliation or defeat

    3: to come to an end

    [Phrase]  | "bite the hand that feeds one" 


    1: to injure a benefactor maliciously

    [Adjective]  | "biting" 


    1: causing intense discomfort to one's skin;


      * e.g., " ... a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure "



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    2: marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings;


      * e.g., " ... the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction "



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    [Adjective]  | "nail-biting" 


    1: marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings;


      * e.g., " ... for a couple of nail-biting moments we thought that we had actually won the mega lottery "




    [Verb]  | "biting" 


    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]  | "biting 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. "




    [Noun]  | "nail-biter" 


    1: something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome;


      * e.g., " ... a presidential election that was one of the great nail-biters of all time "



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     [ "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. 

     [ "biting" ]

    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!. ..." 

     [ "biting" ]

    1: It's excellent. It's like kissing, only there's a winner.

      * e.g.,  ... Uncle:Just keep back from this one. She bites! 

     [ "biting" ]

    1: (v.) What children attempt to do to the legs and hands of liars, ignoramuses and general idiots who need to become aware of how full of shit they are.

      * e.g.,  ... The kid next door to Elitist kept biting him. 

     [ "biting" ]

    1: It's like kissing only there's a winner!

      * e.g.,  ... "Biting is excellent..." - Idris 

     [ "biting" ]

    1: when u are on somoe type of dope track and the money is coming non stop

      * e.g.,  ... today was a good day; it was biting hella hard rogue 

     [ "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." 

     [ "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? 

     [ "bites" ]

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

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

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