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BITE OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bite off mean?
• BITE OFF (verb)
The verb BITE OFF has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: BITE OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bite off with a quick bite
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bite off; snap at
Context example:
The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants
Hypernyms (to "bite off" is one way to...):
bite; seize with teeth (to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Context examples
"He tried to bite off my nose," he concluded.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
"It was just a fight. After I got the knife away, he tried to bite off my nose."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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