What is the meaning of bite?

noun

• A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person.
• A small amount of solid food; a mouthful.
  • usage: "all they had left was a bit of bread"
  • synonyms: morsel, bit
• A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin.
  • synonyms: sting, insect bite
• A light informal meal.
  • synonyms: collation, snack
• Angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait. (
  • usage: "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
• Wit having a sharp and caustic quality.
  • usage: "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
  • synonyms: pungency
• A strong odor or taste property.
  • usage: "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
  • synonyms: pungency, sharpness, raciness
• The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws.
  • synonyms: chomp
• A portion removed from the whole.
  • usage: "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

verb

• To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws.
  • usage: "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
  • synonyms: seize with teeth
• Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.
  • usage: "The sun burned his face"
  • synonyms: sting, burn
• Penetrate or cut, as with a knife.
  • usage: "The fork bit into the surface"
• Deliver a sting to.
  • usage: "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
  • synonyms: sting, prick