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bite

noun
  1. a light informal meal
    collationsnack
  2. a small amount of solid food
    bitmorsel
  3. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
  4. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    stinginsect bite
  5. a portion removed from the whole
    “the government's weekly bite from my paycheck”
  6. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
    chomp
  7. a strong odor or taste property
    sharpnessracinesspungency
  8. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
    pungency
  9. in angling, an instance of a fish taking the bait
    “After fishing for an hour, I still had not had a bite.”
verb
  1. to penetrate or cut, as with a knife
    “The knife bit into the ripe tomato.”
  2. to deliver a sting to
    “The bee bit me.”
    stingprick
  3. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
    “Gunny invariably tried to bite her”
    seize with teeth
  4. to cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
    “The wind was biting.”
    burnsting