n.

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
   morsel, bit
   
   • all they had left was a bit of bread
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin;
   sting, insect bite
4. a light informal meal;
   collation, snack
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
   
   • after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality;
   pungency
   
   • he commented with typical pungency
   • the bite of satire
7. a strong odor or taste property;
   pungency, sharpness, raciness
   
   • the pungency of mustard
   • the sulfurous bite of garlic
   • the sharpness of strange spices
   • the raciness of the wine
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws;
   chomp
9. a portion removed from the whole
   
   • the government's weekly bite from my paycheck

v.

1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws;
   seize with teeth
   
   • Gunny invariably tried to bite her
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort;
   sting, burn
   
   • The sun burned his face
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife
   
   • The fork bit into the surface
4. deliver a sting to;
   sting, prick
   
   • A bee stung my arm yesterday