[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cut, wound, or tear with the teeth:She bit the apple greedily. The lion bit his trainer.Synonyms: nip , chew , gnaw", "to grip or hold with the teeth:Stop biting your lip!", "to sting, as does an insect.", "to cause to smart or sting:an icy wind that bit our faces.", "to sever with the teeth (often followed byoff):Don't bite your nails. The child bit off a large piece of the candy bar.", "to start to eat (often followed byinto):She bit into her steak.", "to clamp the teeth firmly on or around (often followed byon):He bit hard on the stick while they removed the bullet from his leg.", "Informal.to take advantage of; cheat ; deceive :I got bitten in a mail-order swindle.to annoy or upset; anger :What's biting you, sorehead?", "to take advantage of; cheat ; deceive :I got bitten in a mail-order swindle.", "to annoy or upset; anger :What's biting you, sorehead?", "to eat into or corrode, as does an acid.", "to cut or pierce with, or as with, a weapon:The sword split his helmet and bit him fatally.", "Etching.to etch with acid (a copper or other surface) in such parts as are left bare of a protective coating.", "to take firm hold or act effectively on:We need a clamp to bite the wood while the glue dries.", "Archaic.to make a decided impression on; affect."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to press the teeth into something; attack with the jaws, bill, sting, etc.; snap :Does your parrot bite?", "Angling.(of fish) to take bait:The fish aren't biting today.", "to accept an offer or suggestion, especially one intended to trick or deceive:I knew it was a mistake, but I bit anyway.", "Informal.to admit defeat in guessing:I'll bite, who is it?", "to act effectively; grip ; hold :This wood is so dry the screws don't bite.", "Slang.to be notably repellent, disappointing, poor, etc.; suck ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act of biting.", "a wound made by biting:a deep bite.", "a cutting, stinging, or nipping effect:the bite of an icy wind; the bite of whiskey on the tongue.Synonyms: dab , crumb , scrap , taste , morsel , mouthful", "a piece bitten off:Chew each bite carefully.Synonyms: nosh , snack", "a small meal:Let's have a bite before the .", "a portion severed from the whole:the government's weekly bite of my paycheck.", "a morsel of food:not a bite to eat.", "the occlusion of one's teeth:The dentist said I had a good bite.", "Machinery.the catch or hold that one object or one part of a mechanical apparatus has on another.a surface brought into contact to obtain a hold or grip, as in a lathe chuck or similar device.the amount of material that a mechanical shovel or the like can carry at one time.", "the catch or hold that one object or one part of a mechanical apparatus has on another.", "a surface brought into contact to obtain a hold or grip, as in a lathe chuck or similar device.", "the amount of material that a mechanical shovel or the like can carry at one time.", "sharpness; incisiveness; effectiveness :The bite of his story is spoiled by his slovenly style.", "the roughness of the surface of a file.", "Metalworking.the maximum angle, measured from the center of a roll in a rolling mill, between a perpendicular and a line to the point of contact where a given object to be rolled will enter between the rolls."]}]