1. (

• bite ,
• seize_with_teeth

) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" ;

2. (

• bite ,
• sting ,
• burn

) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" ;

3. (

• bite ,

) penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" ;

4. (

• sting ,
• bite ,
• prick ,

) deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" ;

1. (

• barbed ,
• biting ,
• nipping ,
• pungent ,
• mordacious

) capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" ;

2. (

• biting ,
• bitter

) causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" ;