(Homonym: bight, byte).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: bit, bitten).
1. To cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort; SYN. sting, burn.
2. To penetrate or cut, as with a knife.
3. To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; SYN. seize with teeth.

ETYM Old Eng. bite, bit, bitt, AS. bite bite, from bîtan to bite, akin to Icel. bit, OS. biti, German biss. Related to Bite, Bit.
(Homonym: bight, byte).
1. A light informal meal; SYN. collation, snack, nosh.
2. A wound resulting from biting.
3. The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; SYN. chomp.