bite
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- noun
- /baɪt/
:
bocado
- Ashton invited Jay to have a quick bite before he left for the airport.
- take a bite
- a bite to eat
- bite-sized
No, no, Your first bite is salt garlic.
- No, no, Your first bite is salt garlic.
- Imagine that first mouth watering bite and then throw it in the trash.
- I love dipping sirloin steak bites into an oil and vinegar dressing.
- This was I'm going to try a bite just by itself.
- Can I do egg white egg bites and a puppuccino?
- very good caffeine breakfast bites. Get a little bit of the beans,
- You can just open a bite of it and look at that.
Examples
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These first few bites of food are amazing.
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" Poor Sarah," Mary echoed, and she took the last bite of her ice cream bar.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, we're gonna go get a bite to eat.
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Come on, have a bite with me.
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Can I have a bite of that pie?
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Let's get a bite to eat.
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Sometimes when she'd come in for a quick bite, I'd sit with her for the moment.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hadn't had a drink of water or a bite to eat in Lord knows how long.
Fiction book (1990) -
Listen, Dave, why don't we order some room service, have a bite, and relax?
Fiction book (1991) -
Would you like to grab a bite to eat at the new restaurant downtown?
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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Food you eat between meals, like fruit or chips
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1.6
An amount of food or drink you can put in your mouth at once
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1.8
A small quick meal or snack
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3.2
A small piece of food that you eat in one bite
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A single piece of food you put into your mouth at once
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3.6
A small tasty piece of food to eat
A light meal eaten between main meals
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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6.1
Stop yourself from saying something you want to say because it would be rude
- Informal
Pressing your lips together to keep from laughing or saying something
- Informal
To finish a very large task by doing small easy steps
Compounds
- Literature
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A short part of a recorded statement on radio or television, often by a politician
- Specialized
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6.3
A small removable piece of plastic that fits on the roof of the mouth to help the teeth or jaw
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bite as a small amount of food comes from an old English word bītan meaning 'to cut with the teeth'. So a 'bite' is literally a small piece you take into your mouth.