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bit

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A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

Examples :

"A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."

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A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.

Examples :

"I need a new bit for my drill to make a bigger hole in this wood. "

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A coin of a specified value.

Examples :

"a threepenny bit"

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A ten-cent piece, dime.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me a bit for my allowance. "

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A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.

Examples :

"A quarter is two bits."

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In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.

Examples :

""Back then, a movie ticket only cost a bit, just twelve and a half cents!" "

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A small amount of something.

Examples :

"My brother ate just a bit of his lunch. "

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Specifically, a small amount of time.

Examples :

"I only had a bit of time before my next class. "

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(plural) Fractions of a second.

Examples :

"The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits."

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A portion of something.

Examples :

"I only had a small bit of pizza left. "

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Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.

Examples :

"Am I bored? Not a bit of it!"

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A prison sentence, especially a short one.

Examples :

"He only got a bit - six months - for the shoplifting. "

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An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.

Examples :

"His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show."

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A small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance.

Examples :

"She acted her bit in the opening scene."

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The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Examples :

"The locksmith carefully examined the bit of the old key, noting how worn it was from years of use. "

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The cutting iron of a plane.

Examples :

"The carpenter sharpened the bit of his plane before starting the woodwork project. "

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The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.

Examples :

"The lumberjack carefully sharpened the bit of his axe, preparing it for a long day of felling trees. "

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To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

Examples :

"The groom bit the horse, preparing it for the competition. "

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adjective

Examples :

"The bitten apple sat on the desk, showing the teeth marks where someone had taken a bite. "

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(only in combination) Having been bitten.

Examples :

"The bit-hand child cried after the dog nipped him. "

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To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

Examples :

"The dog bit the bone with enthusiasm. "

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To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

Examples :

"The child bit the end of his crayon, concentrating on the drawing. "

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To attack with the teeth.

Examples :

"That dog is about to bite!"

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To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

Examples :

"My younger brother bit at my plans for the weekend, refusing to let me go to the concert. "

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To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

Examples :

"I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."

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To have significant effect, often negative.

Examples :

"For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."

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(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

Examples :

"Are the fish biting today?"

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To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.

Examples :

"The politician bit when the lobbyist offered a large campaign donation in exchange for supporting the new bill. "

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(of an insect) To sting.

Examples :

"These mosquitoes are really biting today!"

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To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

Examples :

"It bites like pepper or mustard."

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(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.

Examples :

"Pepper bites the mouth."

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To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.

Examples :

"The criticism from her boss really bit into her self-esteem. "

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To take or keep a firm hold.

Examples :

"The anchor bites."

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To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.

Examples :

"The anchor bites the ground."

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To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.

Examples :

"This music really bites."

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To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.

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To plagiarize, to imitate.

Examples :

"He always be biting my moves."

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To deceive or defraud; to take in.

Examples :

"The dishonest salesman bit the elderly woman by selling her a broken car at a high price. "

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A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.

Examples :

"A computer stores information as a series of bits, each being either a 1 or a 0. "

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The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.

Examples :

"The computer program needs at least 1000 bits of memory to run properly. "

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Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

Examples :

"permission bits in a file system"

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A unit of measure for information entropy.

Examples :

"The weather forecast provided only one bit of information: rain. "

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A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

Examples :

"I received a tip of five bits, which is a very small amount of bitcoin, but I appreciated the gesture nonetheless. "

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