Bite

//baɪt//

Synonyms for "bite" (357 found)

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Closest matches (72)

Strong matches (107)

Related words (178)

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629 translations across 177 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • byt noun (act of biting)
  • byt noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • bytplek noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • happie noun (mouthful)

Albanian

1 entries
  • kafshoj verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Aleut

1 entries
  • kixsix verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • δῆγμα noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • δάκνω verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • δάκνω verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • δάκνω verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Arabic

4 entries
  • قَرْصة noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • لُقْمة noun (mouthful)
  • عض verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • عض verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Armenian

4 entries
  • խայթոց noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • կծել verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • կծել verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • կծել verb (sting)

Aromanian

2 entries
  • mushc verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • mãshcu verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Assamese

3 entries
  • কামোৰ verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • খুঁটিয়া verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • খোঁট verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Asturian

2 entries
  • morder verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • ñascar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • dişləmək verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • dişləmək verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Balinese

1 entries
  • gutgut verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Basque

1 entries
  • ausiki verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • куса́ць verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • куса́ць verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • ўкусі́ць verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Bengali

3 entries
  • কামড়ানো verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • কামড়ানো verb (take hold)
  • দংশন করা verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Boloki

1 entries
  • swa verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Breton

2 entries
  • dantañ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • dantañ verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Buginese

1 entries
  • oko verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ухапване noun (act of biting)
  • ухапване noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • хапка noun (mouthful)
  • жиля verb (sting)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကိုက် verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Buryat

1 entries
  • зууха verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries
  • куса́ти verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Catalan

2 entries
  • mossegada noun (act of biting)
  • mossegar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • گەستن verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏍᎦᎵᎦ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Chinese

2 entries
  • noun (mouthful)
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • noun (mouthful)
  • 𧕴 noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • verb (sting)
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • noun (mouthful)
  • verb (sting)
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Cornish

3 entries
  • brath verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • bratha verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • bratha verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Corsican

2 entries
  • murda verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • mursicà verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • tişlemek verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Czech

3 entries
  • kousat verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • kousat verb (sting)
  • kousnout verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Dalmatian

2 entries
  • morscuor verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • moscuar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Danish

4 entries
  • bid noun (act of biting)
  • bid noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • bid noun (mouthful)
  • bide verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Dolgan

1 entries
  • ытыр verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Dutch

4 entries
  • beet noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • beet noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • bijten noun (act of biting)
  • hap noun (mouthful)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Egyptian

2 entries
  • p:z-H-bH-A2 verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • p:z-H-bH-A2 verb (sting)

Enwang

1 entries
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Erzya

1 entries
  • сускомс verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • mordo noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • mordi verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hammustama verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Faroese

1 entries
  • bíta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Finnish

4 entries
  • puraisu noun (act of biting)
  • purema noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • purema noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • suupala noun (mouthful)

French

4 entries
  • bouchée noun (mouthful)
  • morsure noun (act of biting)
  • morsure noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • piqûre noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Friulian

1 entries
  • muardi verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Galician

4 entries
  • chantada noun (act of biting)
  • mordedela noun (act of biting)
  • mordedura noun (act of biting)
  • mordida noun (act of biting)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ლუკმა noun (mouthful)
  • კბენს verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • მოჭმა verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

German

4 entries
  • Biss noun (act of biting)
  • Biss noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • Bissen noun (mouthful)
  • Stich noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Greek

4 entries
  • δάγκωμα noun (act of biting)
  • δάγκωμα noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • δαγκωματιά noun (act of biting)
  • μπουκιά noun (mouthful)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • કોળિયો noun (mouthful)

Hakka Chinese

2 entries
  • noun (mouthful)
  • verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • נגיסה noun (act of biting)
  • נשיכה noun (act of biting)
  • נגס verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • נשך verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Hindi

4 entries
  • डसना noun (act of biting)
  • दंश noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • निवाला noun (mouthful)
  • काटना verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csípés noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • falat noun (mouthful)
  • harapás noun (act of biting)
  • harapás noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • beise verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • bíta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ido

1 entries
  • mordar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • gigit verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • gigit verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • panekki noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • suupala noun (mouthful)
  • neeglata verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • pistää verb (sting)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • morder verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Irish

3 entries
  • bain greim as verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • bain plaic as verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • bain sclamh as verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Istriot

1 entries
  • mursagà verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Istro-Romanian

1 entries
  • mučcå verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Italian

4 entries
  • boccone noun (mouthful)
  • bozzo noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • escrescenza noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • morsicatura noun (act of biting)

Ivatan

1 entries
  • sonyiten verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 咬傷 noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • 噛む verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Javanese

1 entries
  • cokot verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Kaingang

1 entries
  • pra verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Kapampangan

1 entries
  • ket verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Karelian

2 entries
  • haukkie verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • purra verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • kãsać verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • тістеу verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ខាំ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • ខាំ verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • ខាំ verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • ចឹក verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Komi-Permyak

1 entries
  • курчны verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Komi-Zyrian

2 entries
  • курччыны verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • пурны verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Korean

4 entries
  • 물린 데 noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • noun (act of biting)
  • 깨물다 verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • 돌리다 verb (fall for a deception)

Kyrgyz

4 entries
  • кабуу verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • кесим verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • кесүү verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • тилке verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ladin

1 entries
  • morde verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Lao

2 entries
  • ກັດ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • ກັດ verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • kūst verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Latin

4 entries
  • ictus noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • morsus noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • mordeō verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • morsico verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Latvian

3 entries
  • kodums noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • kost verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • kost verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Ligurian

1 entries
  • morde verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Lingala

1 entries
  • swa verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • kandžioti verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • kandžiotis verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • kąsti verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • kąsti verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Livvi

2 entries
  • haukkien verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • purta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Lombard

1 entries
  • mord verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Low German

1 entries
  • bieten verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • kusyś verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ludian

1 entries
  • purda verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Luxembourgish

4 entries
  • Bëss noun (act of biting)
  • Bëss noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • Maufel noun (mouthful)
  • Stach noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • гриз noun (act of biting)
  • гриз noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • гриз noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • гризење noun (act of biting)

Makasar

1 entries
  • koko verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • manaikitra verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Malay

1 entries
  • gigit verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • കടി verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Maltese

2 entries
  • igdem verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • igdem verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᠰᠠᡳᠮᠪᡳ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • kagat verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Megleno-Romanian

1 entries
  • mútšcu verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • morder verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Moksha

1 entries
  • сускомс verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • зуулт noun (act of biting)
  • зуулт noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • үмх noun (mouthful)
  • амаараа шороо үмхэх verb (fall for a deception)

Māori

4 entries
  • wero noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • ngau verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • tītope verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • tītope verb (sting)

Nanai

1 entries
  • сиаори verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Nepali

1 entries
  • टोक्नु verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Norman

1 entries
  • pitcheuse noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

North Frisian

4 entries
  • bit verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • bit verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • bite verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • bitj verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • gestin verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • biting noun (act of biting)
  • bitt noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • bitt noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • jafs noun (mouthful)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • jafs noun (mouthful)

Occitan

1 entries
  • mossegar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Odia

1 entries
  • ଦଂଶନ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries
  • кѫсати verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old English

1 entries
  • bitan verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old Frisian

1 entries
  • bīta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • gĕgĕt verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • bíta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Old Saxon

1 entries
  • bitan verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Oromo

1 entries
  • ciniinuu verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • دیشلمك verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • دیشلمك verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • دیشلمك verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • صوقمق verb (sting)

Persian

4 entries
  • به دندان گرفتن verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • نیش زدن verb (sting)
  • گاز زدن verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • گاز گرفتن verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • morde verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Polish

4 entries
  • kęs noun (mouthful)
  • ugryzienie noun (act of biting)
  • ugryzienie noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • ukąszenie noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • bocado noun (mouthful)
  • mordedura noun (act of biting)
  • mordedura noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • mordida noun (act of biting)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਬੁਰਕੀ noun (mouthful)

Quechua

4 entries
  • khachu noun (mouthful)
  • kanii verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • kanii verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • kaniy verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Rapa Nui

1 entries
  • ngau verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Romanian

4 entries
  • mușcătură noun (act of biting)
  • mușcătură noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • mușcătură noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • îmbucătură noun (mouthful)

Romansch

1 entries
  • morder verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Russian

4 entries
  • кусок noun (mouthful)
  • уку́с noun (act of biting)
  • уку́с noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • уку́с noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • दशति verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • grȉsti verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • grȉsti verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • ùgristi verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • ùgristi verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • vuccuni noun (mouthful)
  • muzzicari verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Slovak

4 entries
  • hryzenie noun (act of biting)
  • kúsanie noun (act of biting)
  • sústo noun (mouthful)
  • uhryznutie noun (act of biting)

Slovene

4 entries
  • grižjaj noun (mouthful)
  • ugriz noun (act of biting)
  • ugriz noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • gristi verb (bite a baited hook or other lure)

Somali

1 entries
  • qaniin verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bocado noun (mouthful)
  • habón noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • mordedura noun (act of biting)
  • mordedura noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries
  • beti noun (act of biting)
  • beti verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Sundanese

2 entries
  • gogot verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • gogot verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Swahili

2 entries
  • uma verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • uma verb (sting)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bett noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • bett noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)
  • bitande noun (act of biting)
  • munsbit noun (mouthful)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kagat verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Tajik

2 entries
  • газидан verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • газидан verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Tamil

4 entries
  • கடி noun (act of biting)
  • கடி noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • வாய் நிறைய noun (mouthful)
  • வீக்கம் noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Tausug

1 entries
  • kutkut verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Telugu

3 entries
  • కాటు verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • కుట్టు verb (sting)
  • కొరుకు verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Tetum

1 entries
  • tata verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Thai

2 entries
  • กัด verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • กัด verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • སོ་རྒྱག verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • ādañc noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)

Turkish

4 entries
  • lokma noun (mouthful)
  • ısırık noun (act of biting)
  • ısırık noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • ısırık noun (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • dişlemek verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • ызырар verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎐𐎘𐎋 verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • куса́ти verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • куса́ти verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • укуси́ти verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • kusać verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Urdu

1 entries
  • نوالہ noun (mouthful)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • tishlamoq verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • tishlamoq verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)

Venetan

1 entries
  • morsegar verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Veps

2 entries
  • haukuta verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • purda verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • vết cắn noun (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  • cắn verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • cắn verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • cắn verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

Volapük

1 entries
  • beitön verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Votic

2 entries
  • haukõtõ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • purrõ verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Võro

2 entries
  • haukama verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • purõma verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Welsh

4 entries
  • brathu verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • brathu verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)
  • cnoi verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • cnoi verb (attack with the teeth — see also maul)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • bite verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries
  • kaɣat verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • tom verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Yakut

1 entries
  • ытыр verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • בײַסן verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Yurok

3 entries
  • naamewetek' verb (hold something by clamping one’s teeth)
  • teykelew verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)
  • teykeluemek' verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Zealandic

1 entries
  • biete verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • haeb verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Zulu

1 entries
  • luma verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

ǃKung

1 entries
  • taː verb (cut into by clamping the teeth)

Sample sentences

48 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You're lucky because he didn't bite you.

Source: tatoeba (1560)

Bite down tightly, please.

Source: tatoeba (19223)

A cornered rat will bite a cat.

Source: tatoeba (19548)

Let's catch a quick bite.

Source: tatoeba (19723)

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