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.

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. / (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth. / (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of bite

(dated) To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process. / (dated, transitive) To repress (an emotion); bite back.

plural of bitee

One who is bitten.

bite the dust

plural of biting

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bite

plural of bite