- bite into sth
- UK US bite into sth— Phrasal Verb with bite({{}}/baɪt/ verb [I]► to reduce the number or amount of something: »
Investment in product development has bitten into the company's profits.
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bite into something — ˌbite ˈinto sth derived to cut into the surface of sth • The horses hooves bit deep into the soft earth. Main entry: ↑bitederived … Useful english dictionary
bite — 1 verb past tense bit, past participle bitten 1 WITH YOUR TEETH (I, T) to cut or crush something with your teeth: Be careful! My dog bites. | Do you bite your fingernails? (+ into/through): biting into a juicy apple | They had to bite through the … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bite — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of biting/amount of food VERB + BITE ▪ have, swallow, take PREPOSITION ▪ between bites ▪ She tried to talk between bi … Collocations dictionary
bite*/*/ — [baɪt] (past tense bit [bɪt] ; past participle bitten [ˈbɪt(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it Stop biting your nails.[/ex] I ve just been bitten by a snake.[/ex] Tom bit into his… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
nail — noun 1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ sharp ▪ healthy, strong ▪ … Collocations dictionary
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
tooth — noun 1 individual tooth ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, chipped, missing ▪ bad, decayed, rotten ▪ loose ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… … Wikipedia
