- bite
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 act of biting/amount of foodVERB + BITE▪ have, swallow, takePREPOSITION▪ between bites▪
She tried to talk between bites.
▪ bite from▪I took a bite from the apple.
▪ bite of▪Can I have a bite of your sandwich?
▪ bite out of▪She took a bite out of the slab of cake.
2 of an insect/animalADJECTIVE▪ dog, insect, mosquito, snake, etc.▪ nastyVERB + BITE▪ get▪I got a lot of mosquito bites last night.
BITE + NOUN▪ markPREPOSITION▪ bite from▪a bite from a poisonous snake
3 small amount to eatADJECTIVE▪ quickVERB + BITE▪ grab, have▪We managed to grab a bite at the airport.
PREPOSITION▪ bite of▪a quick bite of lunch
PHRASES▪ a bite to eat▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We'll have a bite to eat in town.
verb1 use your teethADVERB▪ badly▪Their cat was badly bitten by a dog.
▪ off▪He bit off a chunk of bread.
PREPOSITION▪ at▪He bit at his lower lip.
▪ down on▪She bit down on her bottom lip.
▪ into▪She bit into the apple.
▪ through▪The dog had bitten right through its rope.
PHRASES▪ bite sth in half, bite sth in two2 have an effectADVERB▪ deep, hard▪As the recession bites harder, many small companies are going bankrupt.
VERB + BITE▪ begin to, start to▪After two cold months, the coal shortage was beginning to bite.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.