bit

/bɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
A coin of a specified value.
A ten-cent piece, dime.
A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Bitten.
(only in combination) Having been bitten.
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
To attack with the teeth.
To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
To have significant effect, often negative.
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
A unit of measure for information entropy.
A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

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