bite
Definition
verb
- to cut into something with the teethExample He bit a piece out of the apple.Usage to bite on somethingto hold onto something with the teethExample The dentist told him to bite on the bite wing.
- (of an insect) to puncture someone’s skin
noun
- the action of biting or of being bitten
- a place or mark where someone has been bittenExamples a dog bite • an insect bite