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Bit

noun

1.

A small piece or quantity of something. Synonym: spot. "A bit of paper" , "A bit of lint" , "I gave him a bit of my mind"

2.

A small fragment of something broken off from the whole. Synonyms: chip, flake, fleck, scrap.

3.

An indefinitely short time. Synonyms: minute, mo, moment, second. "In a mo" , "It only takes a minute" , "In just a bit"

4.

An instance of some kind. Synonym: piece. "He had a bit of good luck"

5.

Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding.

6.

A unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states.

7.

A small amount of solid food; a mouthful. Synonyms: bite, morsel.

8.

A small fragment. Synonym: snatch.

9.

A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. Synonyms: act, number, routine, turn. "She had a catchy little routine" , "It was one of the best numbers he ever did"

10.

The part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers.

11.

The cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press.

Bite

verb

(past bit; past part. bitten; pres. part. biting)

1.

To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws. Synonym: seize with teeth.

2.

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. Synonyms: burn, sting.

3.

Penetrate or cut, as with a knife.

4.

Deliver a sting to. Synonyms: prick, sting.

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"Bit" Quotes from Famous Books

... than twelve noon. I tried the old expedient of walking faster, and calling attention to something in the distance. When the Artist halted, moved uncertainly a few yards, and stopped again, we were lost. He did not need to pronounce the inevitable words, "I'll just get this little bit." The Artist's "just" means anything ...

— Riviera Towns • Herbert Adams Gibbons

... introduced on the end of Giovanni's dagger in a French performance of John Ford's Annabella and Giovanni, and how at the next performance the audience was duly thrilled when Annabella's bleeding heart, made of a bit of red flannel, was borne upon the stage, goes ...

— Robert Louis Stevenson - a Record, an Estimate, and a Memorial • Alexander H. Japp

... bit tired I am," said Kitty, "wid the work I was afther doin' all day. I'll be as well as ever in ...

— Fairies and Folk of Ireland • William Henry Frost

... before she would be justified in trusting herself altogether to his hands, and she thought that her knowledge of Mr. Gilmore was insufficient. It might however be the case that in such circumstances duty required her to give him at once an unhesitating answer. She did not find herself to be a bit nearer to knowing him and to loving him than she was a month since. Her friend Janet had complained again and again of the suspense to which she was subjecting the man;—but she knew on the other hand that her friend Janet did this in her ...

— The Vicar of Bullhampton • Anthony Trollope

... said, "I rarely go into society and I fear my manners are a bit rusty. So if I have come to call too soon, please ...

— Patty's Suitors • Carolyn Wells

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