bite

n.

1. What one takes in the mouth at one time

   mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful, forkful, nip, morsel, nibble, bit, chaw*.

2. The result of being bitten

   wound, sting, laceration; see injury 1.

3. A sharp sensation

   sting, prick, burn; see pain 2.

4. A quick meal

   snack, nibble, light meal, nosh*; see meal 2.

put the bite on*

bite

v.

1. To seize or sever with the teeth

   snap, gnaw, sink one's teeth into, nip, lacerate, pierce, sting, nibble, chew, chew up, mouth, gulp, worry, taste, masticate, clamp, champ, chomp, munch, bite into, crunch, ruminate, mangle, chaw*; see also eat 1, taste 1.

2. To be given to biting

   snap, be vicious, bare the teeth; see attack 2, hurt 1.

3. To cut or corrode

   burn, sting, slash, smart, etch, eat away, wear away, sear, rot, rust, oxidize, erode, dissolve, deteriorate, decay, consume, decompose, engrave.

4. To take bait

   rise to the bait, strike, nibble, get hooked; swallow hook, line, and sinker*.

5. *To take a chance

   volunteer, risk, be a victim; see chance 2.