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Definitions for Biting

[1] nipping; smarting; keen: biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue.
[2] cutting; sarcastic: a biting remark.
[3] to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth: She bit the apple greedily. The lion bit his trainer.
[4] to grip or hold with the teeth: Stop biting your lip!
[5] to sting, as does an insect.
[6] to cause to smart or sting: an icy wind that bit our faces.
[7] to sever with the teeth (often followed by off ): Don't bite your nails. The child bit off a large piece of the candy bar.
[8] to start to eat (often followed by into ): She bit into her steak.
[9] to clamp the teeth firmly on or around (often followed by on ): He bit hard on the stick while they removed the bullet from his leg.
[10] Informal . to take advantage of; cheat; deceive: I got bitten in a mail-order swindle. to annoy or upset; anger: What's biting you, sorehead?
[11] to eat into or corrode, as does an acid.
[12] to cut or pierce with, or as with, a weapon: The sword split his helmet and bit him fatally.
[13] Etching . to etch with acid (a copper or other surface) in such parts as are left bare of a protective coating.
[14] to take firm hold or act effectively on: We need a clamp to bite the wood while the glue dries.
[15] Archaic . to make a decided impression on; affect.
[16] to press the teeth into something; attack with the jaws, bill, sting, etc.; snap: Does your parrot bite?
[17] Angling . (of fish) to take bait: The fish aren't biting today.
[18] to accept an offer or suggestion, especially one intended to trick or deceive: I knew it was a mistake, but I bit anyway.
[19] Informal . to admit defeat in guessing: I'll bite, who is it?
[20] to act effectively; grip; hold: This wood is so dry the screws don't bite.
[21] Slang . to be notably repellent, disappointing, poor, etc.; suck.
[22] an act of biting.
[23] a wound made by biting: a deep bite.
[24] a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect: the bite of an icy wind; the bite of whiskey on the tongue.
[25] a piece bitten off: Chew each bite carefully.
[26] a small meal: Let's have a bite before the theater.
[27] a portion severed from the whole: the government's weekly bite of my paycheck.
[28] a morsel of food: not a bite to eat.
[29] the occlusion of one's teeth: The dentist said I had a good bite.
[30] Machinery . the catch or hold that one object or one part of a mechanical apparatus has on another. a surface brought into contact to obtain a hold or grip, as in a lathe chuck or similar device. the amount of material that a mechanical shovel or the like can carry at one time.
[31] sharpness; incisiveness; effectiveness: The bite of his story is spoiled by his slovenly style.
[32] the roughness of the surface of a file.
[33] Metalworking . the maximum angle, measured from the center of a roll in a rolling mill, between a perpendicular and a line to the point of contact where a given object to be rolled will enter between the rolls.
[34] piercing; keen a biting wind
[35] sarcastic; incisive a biting comment
[36] to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
[37] (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
[38] (tr) to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
[39] (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
[40] to smart or cause to smart; sting mustard bites the tongue
[41] (intr) angling (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
[42] to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
[43] to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck
[44] (of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc)
[45] (tr) informal to annoy or worry what's biting her?
[46] (often passive) slang to cheat
[47] (tr often foll by for ) Australian and NZ slang to ask (for); scrounge from
[48] bite off more than one can chew informal to attempt a task beyond one's capability
[49] bite the bullet to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
[50] bite someone's head off to respond harshly and rudely (to)
[51] bite the dust See dust (def. 11)
[52] bite the hand that feeds one to repay kindness with injury or ingratitude
[53] once bitten, twice shy after an unpleasant experience one is cautious in similar situations
[54] put the bite on someone Australian slang to ask someone for money
[55] the act of biting
[56] a thing or amount bitten off
[57] a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting
[58] angling an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure
[59] informal an incisive or penetrating effect or quality that's a question with a bite
[60] a light meal; snack
[61] a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation
[62] the depth of cut of a machine tool
[63] the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece
[64] dentistry the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally
[65] the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth
[66] the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate

Words related to Biting

penetrating, bitter, harsh, bleak, sharp, scathing, acerbic, trenchant, withering, caustic, incisive, mordant, crisp, cutting, freezing, cold, raw, acrimonious, severe

Words nearby Biting

bitemporal hemianopsia, biteplate, biter, bitewing, bithynia, biting, biting louse, biting mania, biting midge, biting point, biting stage

Origin of Biting

ebefore 1000; Middle English biten, Old English bītan; cognate with Old High German bīzan (German beissen ), Gothic beitan, Old Norse bīta; akin to Latin findere to split

Words that may be confused with Biting

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bitebight, bite, byte

Other words from Biting

bit·ing·ly , adverb
bit·ing·ness , noun
non·bit·ing , adjective
un·bit·ing , adjective
bit·a·ble , bite·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Biting

eOld English bītan ; related to Latin findere to split, Sanskrit bhedati he splits

Synonyms for Biting

bitter, bleak, harsh, penetrating, blighting, crisp, cutting, freezing, nipping, cold, raw