bite
/baɪt/verb
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
2
To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
3
To attack with the teeth.
4
To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
5
To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
6
To have significant effect, often negative.
7
To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
8
To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
9
To sting.
10
To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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