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Results for: "bite"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

bite — cut into by clamping the teeth
→ mossegar
→ agafar
→ corroir
bite — attack with the teeth
→ mossegar

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person;

2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
- Example: "all they had left was a bit of bread"
[syn: morsel, bit, bite]

3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin;
[syn: sting, bite, insect bite]

4. a light informal meal;
[syn: bite, collation, snack]

5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait;
- Example: "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality;
- Example: "he commented with typical pungency"
- Example: "the bite of satire"
[syn: pungency, bite]

7. a strong odor or taste property;
- Example: "the pungency of mustard"
- Example: "the sulfurous bite of garlic"
- Example: "the sharpness of strange spices"
- Example: "the raciness of the wine"
[syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness]

8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws;
[syn: bite, chomp]

9. a portion removed from the whole;
- Example: "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"


VERB (4)

1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws;
- Example: "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
[syn: bite, seize with teeth]

2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
- Example: "The sun burned his face"
[syn: bite, sting, burn]

3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife;
- Example: "The fork bit into the surface"

4. deliver a sting to;
- Example: "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
[syn: sting, bite, prick]