to bit
- verb
- /bɪt/
Examples
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Rangers were contacted because the civet had bitten a child on the right leg in an unprovoked attack.
Academic text (2012) -
The trainer gently placed the bit in the horse's mouth to help control its movements.
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Before riding, she adjusted the bit to make sure it was comfortable for the horse.
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The rider learned how to properly use the bit to guide the horse during training.
Idioms
- Informal
A small, disappointing thing that does not help enough
A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever
A person who is very calm and not easily upset, even in a dangerous situation
Phrasal Verbs
Find every fact you can from a person or source by asking and checking
Compounds
- Specialized
A metal tool that makes holes in hard materials like rock or wood when attached to a drill
- Specialized
The number of bits sent or processed each second in audio and video files
- Specialized
A place in computer memory that holds several on and off values for settings
- Specialized
A small tool with a sharp point that guides a drill to make straight holes in wood
- Specialized
A small tool part for a drill or router that makes a sloped edge on materials
- Specialized
An extra binary digit added to data to find errors in transmission or storage
- Specialized
A drill bit that makes the top of a hole wider so a screw head sits flat with the surface
- Specialized
A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete
- Specialized
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
- Specialized
A metal piece in a horse's mouth with a chin chain to help control the horse
- Specialized
A tool fixed to a machine that cuts rock and earth to make a hole for oil
- Specialized
A solid metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth to help the rider control the horse
- Specialized
A drill bit with an adjustable blade for making holes of different sizes
- Specialized
A family of small water plants with floating leaves in ponds and marshes
- UK
A small water plant with round floating leaves and white flowers that lives in calm water
- Specialized
A small extra binary digit added so the total number of 1s is even or odd to find errors
- Specialized
A flat drill bit with a pointed center and two sharp sides for making large holes in wood
How Controlling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bit as a verb comes from the noun bit, the metal mouthpiece, so it simply means to put that piece into a horse's mouth to prepare or control it. So, to bit a horse is to fit it with the mouthpiece.