bite down

baɪt daʊn

bit down, bitten down

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Conjugation

Definition of bite down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

dental

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

clench

grit

metaphoricalendure a difficult situation with determination

She had to bite down and finish the race despite the pain.

endure

persevere

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Expressions with bite

bite in

start eating something

She couldn't wait to bite in the juicy apple.

bite into

use teeth to cut into something

She decided to bite into the juicy apple.

bite nails

chew on one's fingernails due to stress or habit

She tends to bite nails when she's anxious.

bite one's fingernails

chew on one's fingernails

She tends to bite her fingernails when she's nervous.

barking dogs rarely bite

exp.

dogs that bark a lot usually do not bite

The neighbor's dog barks all day, but barking dogs rarely bite.

bite off

remove something by biting with teeth

He can bite off a piece of apple.

Examples of bite down in a sentence

She had to bite down to keep from screaming.
He had to bite down and accept the criticism.
They decided to bite down and face the challenges ahead.

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French:serrer les dents, endurer, ...
German:zusammenbeißen, durchhalten, ...
Italian:serrare i denti, stringere i denti, ...
Spanish:morder, ...
Portuguese:trincar, aguentar firme, ...
Chinese:咬紧牙关, 咬牙坚持, ...
Japanese:歯を食いしばる, 耐え抜く, ...
Arabic:عَضَّ, تَحَمَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לִנְגּוֹס בְּחוֹזְקָה, לַחֲרוֹק שִׁנַּיִם, ...
Russian:сжать зубы, ...
Ukrainian:стиснути зуби, перетерпіти, ...
Hindi:दाँत भींचना, सहन करना, ...
Bengali:দাঁত চেপে ধরা, দাঁত কামড়ানো, ...
Catalan:estrènyer les dents, aguantar, ...
Czech:skousnout, vydržet, ...
Danish:bide sammen, udholde, ...
Dutch:tanden op elkaar zetten, doorbijten, ...
Greek:σφίγγω τα δόντια, αντέχω, ...
Hungarian:összeszorítani a fogát, kitartani, ...
Khmer:ខាំសង្កត់, អត់ធ្មត់តស៊ូ, ...
Korean:이를 악물다, 완주하다, ...
Persian:دندان‌ها را به هم فشردن, تحمل کرد, ...
Polish:zacisnąć zęby, ...
Portuguese (BR):morder com força, aguentar firme, ...
Romanian:a mușca tare, a rezista, ...
Swedish:bita ihop tänderna, bita ihop, ...
Thai:ขบฟัน, อดทน, ...
Turkish:ısırmak, dişini sıkmak, ...
Vietnamese:cắn chặt, cắn răng chịu đựng, ...

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