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bitten
Overview of verb bite
The verb bite has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (12) bite, seize with teeth -- (to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her")
2. (2) bite, sting, burn -- (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face")
3. (1) bite -- (penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface")
4. sting, bite, prick -- (deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday")
Antonyms of verb bite
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bite
4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
=> grip
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Also See> bite off#1
Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
=> ache, smart, hurt
=> cause to be perceived
Sense 3
bite
=> pierce
=> penetrate, perforate
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
=> pierce
=> penetrate, perforate
=> enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bite
2 of 4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
=> gnaw
=> snap at, bite off
=> nibble
=> nip
=> nibble
Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
=> nettle, urticate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bite
4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
=> grip
Also See> bite off#1
Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
=> ache, smart, hurt
Sense 3
bite
=> pierce
Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
=> pierce
'Cause To' of verb bite
Derived Forms of verb bite
2 of 4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
RELATED TO>(noun) bite#1
=> bite
RELATED TO>(noun) bite#8
=> bite, chomp
RELATED TO>(noun) biter#1
=> biter
Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
RELATED TO>(noun) bite#3
=> sting, bite, insect bite
Domain of verb bite
Domain Terms of verb bite
Familiarity of verb bite
bite used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb bite
4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
bite
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bite
4 senses of bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
> grip
=> bite, seize with teeth
=> pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
> ache, smart, hurt
=> bite, sting, burn
=> burn
=> itch
=> hunger
=> thirst
=> act up
=> throb
=> shoot
Sense 3
bite
> pierce
=> poke
=> puncture
=> riddle
=> prickle, prick
=> bite
=> punch, perforate
=> sting, bite, prick
=> tap
Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
> pierce
=> poke
=> puncture
=> riddle
=> prickle, prick
=> bite
=> punch, perforate
=> sting, bite, prick
=> tap
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bite
Sense 1
bite, seize with teeth
=> grip
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Sense 2
bite, sting, burn
=> ache, smart, hurt
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Sense 3
bite
=> pierce
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Sense 4
sting, bite, prick
=> pierce
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Grep of verb bite
backbite
bite
bite off
bite out
Grep of adj bitten
flea-bitten
frostbitten
hard-bitten
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