vverb.contactto grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jawsSynset:bite seize with teeth
Examples:- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Derivationally Related Form:biterbite
Hypernyms:grip
Inherited Hypernyms:bitegripseizetake
Direct Hyponyms:bite offgnawnibblenipsnapsnap at
Full Troponyms:gnawnibblenipsnapsnap at
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.perceptioncause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfortSynset:bite burn sting
Derivationally Related Form:stingburnstinger
Hypernyms:ache hurt smart
Inherited Hypernyms:biteachecause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:nettleurticate
Full Troponyms:nettle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactpenetrate or cut, as with a knifeExamples:- The fork bit into the surface
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:bitepiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactdeliver a sting toSynset:bite prick sting
Examples:- A bee stung my arm yesterday
Derivationally Related Form:stingbitestinger
Hypernyms:pierce
Inherited Hypernyms:stingpiercepenetrateenter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allcapable of woundingSynset:barbed mordacious nipping pungent
Examples:- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
Antonyms:unsarcastic
Derivationally Related Form:pungency
Inherited Hypernyms:barbed
Similar to:sarcastic
adj satadj.allcausing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of coldSynset:bitter
Antonyms:painless
Inherited Hypernyms:biting
Similar to:painful