¹ bite verb

• to press down on or cut into (someone or something) with the teeth —often + off —often + down, into, or through
• to wound (someone) by pushing a stinger, fang, etc., into the skin —sometimes used figuratively
• to grab and hold something without slipping—usually + into

² bite noun

• an act of biting
• the way the upper and lower teeth come together
• the amount of food eaten with a bite