bite
verb
use your teeth
ADV. badly Their cat was badly bitten by a dog.| off He bit off a chunk of bread.
PREP. at He bit at his lower lip.| into She bit into the apple.| through The dog had bitten right through its rope.
PHRASES bite sth in half/two
have an effect
ADV. deep, hard As the recession bites harder, many small companies are going bankrupt.
VERB + BITE begin to, start to After two cold months, the coal shortage was beginning to bite.
