Another word for bite
bite
n.
put the bite on*bite
v.
To seize or sever with the teeth
snap, gnaw, sink one's teeth into, nip, lacerate, pierce, sting, nibble, chew, chew up, mouth, gulp, worry, taste, masticate, clamp, champ, chomp, munch, bite into, crunch, ruminate, mangle, chaw*; see also eat 1, taste 1.
To be given to biting
To cut or corrode
burn, sting, slash, smart, etch, eat away, wear away, sear, rot, rust, oxidize, erode, dissolve, deteriorate, decay, consume, decompose, engrave.
To take bait
rise to the bait, strike, nibble, get hooked; swallow hook, line, and sinker*.
*To take a chance
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Another word for bite
To seize, as food, with the teeth:
champ, chomp, gnash, gnaw. See attack, ingestionTo consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:
corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear, wear away. See attackTo feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort:
burn, smart, sting. See pain
A cutting quality:
edge, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness, sting. See sharp- (Informal)
A small portion of food:
bit1, crumb, morsel, mouthful, piece. See big A light meal:
morsel, snack. See ingestion
MLA Style
"bite." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 15 June 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Bite>.
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bite. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Bite
