bite definition

1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. a light informal meal
3. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
• examples: after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
4. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
5. a portion removed from the whole
• examples: the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
6. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• examples: Gunny invariably tried to bite her
7. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• examples: The sun burned his face
8. penetrate or cut, as with a knife
• examples: The fork bit into the surface