simple past tense of take a bite out of

To bite into something once for the purpose of eating. / (idiomatic) To reduce something by removing or completing part or all of it.

present participle of take a bite out of

(idiomatic) To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

(law, informal) the concept that a dog is not considered dangerous until it has bitten someone.

Be patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.

(medicine) a kind of fever caused by a tick bite

Spirillosis, or sodoku, transmitted by the gram-negative coiled rod Spirillum minus, found in Asia.

(idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious. / (idiomatic) Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath.

plural of love bite