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bite

Main Entry: ¹bite

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): bit, bitten, biting

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : morder
2 sting : picar
3 puncture : punzar, pinchar
4 grip : agarrar

intransitive verb

1 : morder <that dog bites : ese perro muerde>
2 sting : picar (dícese de un insecto), cortar (dícese del viento)
3 : picar <the fish are biting now : ya están picando los peces>
4 grab : agarrarse

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