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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bite in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (dated) To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
  2. (dated, transitive) To repress (an emotion); bite back.
    • He says, he bit in his rage as best he could, took his hat, pretended business, and walked the three out, instead of kicking them out. 1888, A. S. Arnold, The Story of Thomas Carlyle, page 235:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
biting in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bites in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bitten in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bit in Tense=Past lexicographic