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[1] Machinery . a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
[2] the mouthpiece of a bridle, having fittings at each end to which the reins are fastened.
[3] anything that curbs or restrains.
[4] the blade or iron of a carpenter's plane.
[5] the cutting part of an ax or hatchet.
[6] the wide portion at the end of an ordinary key that moves the bolt.
[7] to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse).
[8] to curb or restrain with, or as with, a bit.
[9] to grind a bit on (a key).
[10] take the bit in /between one's teeth , to cast off control; willfully go one's own way: He took the bit in his teeth and acted against his parents' wishes.
[11] a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
[12] a short time: Wait a bit.
[13] Informal . an amount equivalent to 12½ U.S. cents (used only in even multiples): two bits; six bits.
[14] an act, performance, or routine: She's doing the Camille bit, pretending to be near collapse.
[15] a stereotypic or habitual set of behaviors, attitudes, or styles associated with an individual, role, situation, etc.: the whole Wall Street bit.
[16] Also called bit part. a very small role, as in a play or motion picture, containing few or no lines. Compare walk-on(def 1) .
[17] any small coin: a threepenny bit.
[18] a Spanish or Mexican silver real worth 12½ cents, formerly current in parts of the U.S.
[19] Also called binary digit. a single, basic unit of information, used in connection with computers and information theory.
[20] baud.
[21] simple past tense and a past participle of bite.
[22] to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth: She bit the apple greedily. The lion bit his trainer.
[23] to grip or hold with the teeth: Stop biting your lip!
[24] to sting, as does an insect.
[25] to cause to smart or sting: an icy wind that bit our faces.
[26] 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.
[27] to start to eat (often followed by into ): She bit into her steak.
[28] 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.
[29] 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?
[30] to eat into or corrode, as does an acid.
[31] to cut or pierce with, or as with, a weapon: The sword split his helmet and bit him fatally.
[32] Etching . to etch with acid (a copper or other surface) in such parts as are left bare of a protective coating.
[33] to take firm hold or act effectively on: We need a clamp to bite the wood while the glue dries.
[34] Archaic . to make a decided impression on; affect.
[35] to press the teeth into something; attack with the jaws, bill, sting, etc.; snap: Does your parrot bite?
[36] Angling . (of fish) to take bait: The fish aren't biting today.
[37] to accept an offer or suggestion, especially one intended to trick or deceive: I knew it was a mistake, but I bit anyway.
[38] Informal . to admit defeat in guessing: I'll bite, who is it?
[39] to act effectively; grip; hold: This wood is so dry the screws don't bite.
[40] Slang . to be notably repellent, disappointing, poor, etc.; suck.
[41] an act of biting.
[42] a wound made by biting: a deep bite.
[43] a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect: the bite of an icy wind; the bite of whiskey on the tongue.
[44] a piece bitten off: Chew each bite carefully.
[45] a small meal: Let's have a bite before the theater.
[46] a portion severed from the whole: the government's weekly bite of my paycheck.
[47] a morsel of food: not a bite to eat.
[48] the occlusion of one's teeth: The dentist said I had a good bite.
[49] 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.
[50] sharpness; incisiveness; effectiveness: The bite of his story is spoiled by his slovenly style.
[51] the roughness of the surface of a file.
[52] 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.
[53] Bachelor of Industrial Technology.
[54] a small piece, portion, or quantity
[55] a short time or distance
[56] US and Canadian informal the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two two bits
[57] any small coin
[58] short for bit part
[59] informal way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression she's doing the prima donna bit
[60] a bit rather; somewhat a bit dreary
[61] a bit of rather a bit of a dope a considerable amount that must take quite a bit of courage
[62] a bit of all right , a bit of crumpet , a bit of stuff or a bit of tail British slang a sexually attractive woman
[63] bit by bit gradually
[64] bit on the side informal an extramarital affair
[65] do one's bit to make one's expected contribution
[66] every bit (foll by as) to the same degree she was every bit as clever as her brother
[67] not a bit or not a bit of it not in the slightest; not at all
[68] to bits completely apart to fall to bits
[69] a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle
[70] anything that restrains or curbs
[71] take the bit in one's teeth , take the bit between one's teeth , have the bit in one's teeth or have the bit between one's teeth to undertake a task with determination to rebel against control
[72] a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc
[73] the blade of a woodworking plane
[74] the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object
[75] the copper end of a soldering iron
[76] the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock
[77] to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)
[78] to restrain; curb
[79] the past tense and (archaic) past participle of bite
[80] a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1
[81] the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature
[82] a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions
[83] to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
[84] (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
[85] (tr) to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
[86] (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
[87] to smart or cause to smart; sting mustard bites the tongue
[88] (intr) angling (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
[89] to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
[90] to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck
[91] (of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc)
[92] (tr) informal to annoy or worry what's biting her?
[93] (often passive) slang to cheat
[94] (tr often foll by for ) Australian and NZ slang to ask (for); scrounge from
[95] bite off more than one can chew informal to attempt a task beyond one's capability
[96] bite the bullet to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
[97] bite someone's head off to respond harshly and rudely (to)
[98] bite the dust See dust (def. 11)
[99] bite the hand that feeds one to repay kindness with injury or ingratitude
[100] once bitten, twice shy after an unpleasant experience one is cautious in similar situations
[101] put the bite on someone Australian slang to ask someone for money
[102] the act of biting
[103] a thing or amount bitten off
[104] a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting
[105] angling an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure
[106] informal an incisive or penetrating effect or quality that's a question with a bite
[107] a light meal; snack
[108] a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation
[109] the depth of cut of a machine tool
[110] the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece
[111] dentistry the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally
[112] the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth
[113] the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate

Words related to Bits

ample, slice, trace, item, fragment, chunk, shard, dose, snippet, sliver, taste, portion, part, moment, while, niggle, lick, stump, speck, chip

Words nearby Bits

bitbisulphate, bisulphide, bisulphite, bisutun, bisymmetric, bit, bit between one's teeth, bit by bit, bit gauge, bit key, bit part

Origin of Bits

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 Bits

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

Other words from Bits

bit·less , adjective
bit·a·ble , bite·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Bits

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

Synonyms for Bits

chunk, dose, fragment, item, part, portion, sample, shard, slice, sliver, snippet, taste, trace, atom, butt, chip, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, grain, iota, jot, lick, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morsel, niggle, parcel, particle, peanuts, pinch, scale, scintilla, scrap, section, segment, share, shaving, shred, smidgen, snatch, snip, specimen, speck, splinter, sprinkling, stub, stump, tittle, trickle, chicken feed