biting – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
biting
adj.
sharp, stinging; sarcastic
n.
nipping, nibbling; gnawing; morsel, small bit of food
bite
v.
grip with the teeth; take bait, eat a lure
Biting
Biting is a common behaviour of opening and closing the
jaw found in many animals. This behaviour is found in humans in addition to reptiles, mammals fish and amphibians. Arthropods can also bite. Biting is a physical action an attack but it is a normal activity or response in an animal as it eats, carries objects, softens and prepares food for its young, removes ectoparasites from its body surface, removes plant seeds attached to its fur or hair, scratching itself, and grooming other animals and for defense. Animal bites often result in serious infections and mortality.
Dog bites are commonplace, with children the most commonly bitten and the face the most common target.
biting
Adjective
1. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
(synonym) barbed, nipping, pungent, mordacious
(similar) sarcastic
2. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
(synonym) bitter
(similar) painful
bite
Noun
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(hyponym) dog bite
(derivation) seize with teeth
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
(synonym) morsel, bit
(hypernym) taste, mouthful
(hyponym) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
(synonym) sting, insect bite
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
(hyponym) bee sting
(derivation) sting, prick
4. a light informal meal
(synonym) collation, snack
(hypernym) meal, repast
(hyponym) refreshment
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
(hypernym) success
(classification) fishing, sportfishing
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
(synonym) pungency
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
7. a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
(synonym) pungency, sharpness
(hypernym) spiciness, spice, spicery
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
(synonym) chomp
(hypernym) eating, feeding
(hyponym) munch
(derivation) seize with teeth
9. a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
(hypernym) subtraction, deduction
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
Verb
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
(synonym) seize with teeth
(hypernym) grip
(hyponym) gnaw
(see-also) snap at, bite off
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
(synonym) sting, burn
(hypernym) ache, smart, hurt
(hyponym) nettle, urticate
(verb-group) burn
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
(hypernym) pierce
4. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
(synonym) sting, prick
(hypernym) pierce
(derivation) sting, insect bite
bite
v.
kousat; kousnout; štípnout; působit neblaze; mít neblahý dopad; odseknout komu
biting
Przym.
przenikliwy; kąśliwy
bite
Czas.
gryźć; gryźć; żądlić; dawać się we znaki; odpysknąć/odwarknąć komuś
