ALL meanings of biting
bit·ing
B b - adjective biting Biting wind or cold is extremely cold. 3
- adjective biting Biting criticism or wit is very harsh or unkind, and is often caused by such feelings as anger or dislike. 3
- adjective biting piercing; keen 3
- adjective biting sarcastic; incisive 3
- adjective biting cutting; sharp 3
- adjective biting sarcastic; caustic 3
- adjective biting nipping; smarting; keen: biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue. 1
- adjective biting cutting; sarcastic: a biting remark. 1
- verb with object biting to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth: She bit the apple greedily. The lion bit his trainer. 1
- verb with object biting to grip or hold with the teeth: Stop biting your lip! 1
- verb with object biting to sting, as does an insect. 1
- verb with object biting to cause to smart or sting: an icy wind that bit our faces. 1
- verb with object biting 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. 1
- verb with object biting to start to eat (often followed by into): She bit into her steak. 1
- verb with object biting 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. 1
- verb with object biting 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? 1
- verb with object biting to eat into or corrode, as does an acid. 1
- verb with object biting to cut or pierce with, or as with, a weapon: The sword split his helmet and bit him fatally. 1
- verb with object biting Etching. to etch with acid (a copper or other surface) in such parts as are left bare of a protective coating. 1
- verb with object biting to take firm hold or act effectively on: We need a clamp to bite the wood while the glue dries. 1
- verb with object biting Archaic. to make a decided impression on; affect. 1
- verb without object biting to press the teeth into something; attack with the jaws, bill, sting, etc.; snap: Does your parrot bite? 1
- verb without object biting Angling. (of fish) to take bait: The fish aren't biting today. 1
- verb without object biting to accept an offer or suggestion, especially one intended to trick or deceive: I knew it was a mistake, but I bit anyway. 1
- verb without object biting Informal. to admit defeat in guessing: I'll bite, who is it? 1
- verb without object biting to act effectively; grip; hold: This wood is so dry the screws don't bite. 1
- verb without object biting Slang. to be notably repellent, disappointing, poor, etc.; suck. 1
- noun biting an act of biting. 1
- noun biting a wound made by biting: a deep bite. 1
- noun biting a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect: the bite of an icy wind; the bite of whiskey on the tongue. 1
- noun biting a piece bitten off: Chew each bite carefully. 1
- noun biting a small meal: Let's have a bite before the theater. 1
- noun biting a portion severed from the whole: the government's weekly bite of my paycheck. 1
- noun biting a morsel of food: not a bite to eat. 1
- noun biting the occlusion of one's teeth: The dentist said I had a good bite. 1
- noun biting 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. 1
- noun biting sharpness; incisiveness; effectiveness: The bite of his story is spoiled by his slovenly style. 1
- noun biting the roughness of the surface of a file. 1
- noun biting 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. 1
- idioms biting bite off more than one can chew, to attempt something that exceeds one's capacity: In trying to build a house by himself, he bit off more than he could chew. 1
- idioms biting bite / snap someone's head off, to respond with anger or impatience to someone's question or comment: He'll bite your head off if you ask for anything. 1
- idioms biting bite the bullet. bullet (def 7). 1
- idioms biting bite the dust. dust (def 21). 1
- idioms biting bite the hand that feeds one, to repay kindness with malice or injury: When he berates his boss, he is biting the hand that feeds him. 1
- idioms biting put the bite on, Slang. to solicit or attempt to borrow money or something of value from. to press for money, as in extortion: They found out about his prison record and began to put the bite on him. 1
- adjective biting comment: cruel 1
- adjective biting cold: harsh 1
- noun biting The action of the verb to bite. 0
- noun biting An occurrence of a bite. 0
- verb biting present participle of bite. 0