bites
/baɪts/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of biting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- Something unpleasant.
- An act of plagiarism.
- 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.
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