bitnoun [ C ]
uk/bɪt/us/bɪt/bit noun [ C ] (AMOUNT)
A2 informal a small piece or amount of something:
B2 a short distance or period of time:
C1 a slight but not serious amount or type of something:
A2 slightly:
UK very:
C1 gradually:
not in any way:
B1 a lot:
into small pieces:
very much:
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- I think we need a bit of colour in this room.
- We may as well finish off this pie - there's only a little bit left.
- I brought a few things back from India - bits of jewellery and material mainly.
- I've bracketed the bits of text that could be omitted.
- That salmon was very expensive so make sure you eat up every bit.
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinprick
- ray
- scattering
- scintilla
- shard
- shred
- trace
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bit noun [ C ] (HORSE)
a piece of metal put in a horse's mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gait
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- prance
- puissance
- rein
- rein sth in
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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bit noun [ C ] (COMPUTER)
specialized computing a unit of information in a computer that must be either 0 or 1:
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Computer concepts
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- atomicity
- augmented reality
- back end
- clone
- cloud
- corruption
- default to sth
- desktop
- electronic
- gigabyte
- GUI
- reboot
- template
- tuple
- virtual
- virtually
- web hosting
- what you see is what you get idiom
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bit noun [ C ] (COIN)
UK, old use a coin representing a small amount of money:
US informal, old use an amount of money that is equal to 12 1/2 cents, usually used in the expression "two bits," or 25 cents
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Payment methods
- ATM card
- baksheesh
- bank card
- bill
- blank cheque
- cash
- cash card
- cashpoint card
- certified cheque
- direct debit
- giro
- gratuity
- hush money
- per annum
- piece
- small change
- standing order
- sweetener
- traveller's cheque
- voucher
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bit noun [ C ] (TOOL)
the part of a tool used for cutting or drilling (= making holes)
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- plunger
- rasp
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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Idiom(s)
bitverb
uk/bɪt/us/bɪt/past simple of bite