1
as in speck
a very small piece
she left only a bit of the broccoli on her plate
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2
as in piece
a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete
bits of cookie scattered on the table
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as in little
a very small amount
I'll have only a bit of food right now
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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
this will only take a bit
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as in treat
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
wielding silver trays, the servers offered partygoers a variety of exotic-looking bits
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as in edge
a harsh or sharp quality
the fall winds had a real bite
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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
had only a bite to eat before rushing off
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as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
weather with a bite that suggested winter was right around the corner
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informal + sometimes impolite
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
the waves were biting at the sand castle I had worked so hard on
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as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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Recent Examples of bit
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
My reporting has encompassed a little bit of everything, from rising municipal budgets to tight local elections to overturned affordable housing developments.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
These large clusters were designed to offer a bigger bite and a more indulgent experience than the smaller clusters the store sells in its market.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
No one else would bite, and those close to the film’s production began to wonder if it would ever be released.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
In another post on X, the ministry shared that one Spanish detainee from Thunberg's Flotilla allegedly bit a female medical staff member at Ketziot Prison.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
So he's getting squeezed a little bit.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
My reporting has encompassed a little bit of everything, from rising municipal budgets to tight local elections to overturned affordable housing developments.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
The onion’s bite and the capers’ briny sharpness balance the richness of the purée.
—Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
These large clusters were designed to offer a bigger bite and a more indulgent experience than the smaller clusters the store sells in its market.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
This is the club that fell victim to the buzzsaw that was the Atlanta Braves in 2021 and felt snake-bitten by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
No one else would bite, and those close to the film’s production began to wonder if it would ever be released.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
On Sribniak's order, the dog bit Young's rear right hip.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear this week after the animal wandered into a Dollar General in northern New Jersey and bit a woman.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tokaeo was also bitten in the incident, and the pair were sent to the hospital for their injuries, ViralPress reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
In another post on X, the ministry shared that one Spanish detainee from Thunberg's Flotilla allegedly bit a female medical staff member at Ketziot Prison.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Bit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bit. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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