bite
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Sense: Verb: seize or sever with the teeth
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gnaw, chew Collocations, chew up, sink your teeth into, nibble on, take a bite, chomp, chomp on, chomp down, eat Collocations, gobble, gobble up, munch, munch on, chaw , masticate, graze Collocations, crunch Collocations, mouth Collocations, nip Collocations, snap Collocations, clamp down, pierce
Sense: Noun: mouthful
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nibble Collocations, mouthful, morsel, forkful, spoonful, taste Collocations, snack Collocations, bit Collocations, chew Collocations, peck Collocations
Sense: Noun: quick meal - informal
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bite to eat , something to eat, quick meal, some food, light meal, snack Collocations, lunch Collocations, supper Collocations, nibble Collocations, tea Collocations , elevenses , nosh, nosh-up
Sense: Noun: sharp sensation
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sting Collocations, prick Collocations, burn Collocations, twinge, pang, stabbing pain, griping pain, shooting pain
Sense: Noun: result of being bitten
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Sense: Noun: zest
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zest Collocations, zing, punch Collocations, zip Collocations, kick Collocations, edge Collocations, zap, acidity, sharpness, tartness, harshness, bitterness
Sense: Noun: chill
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Sense: Verb: take the bait - informal
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take the bait, rise to the bait, get hooked, swallow hook line and sinker , be taken in, jump at
Sense: Verb: take a chance
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take a chance, take a risk, risk it, chance it, volunteer Collocations, be a victim, accept Collocations, ask Collocations
Sense: Verb: corrode
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corrode, eat away, wear away, cut into, erode, dissolve, consume Collocations, rust Collocations, oxidize, oxidise , deteriorate, etch Collocations, engrave, decay Collocations, rot Collocations, decompose
Sense: Verb: cause pain
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Sense: Verb: take effect
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