bite out

baɪt aʊt

bit out, bitten out

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Definition of bite out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

physical actionremove a piece using teeth

He managed to bite out a chunk of the apple.

bite off

gnaw

nibble

speechspeak sharply or abruptly

She bit out her words in anger.

retort

snap

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Expressions with bite out

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take a bite out of

bite into something once for eating or tasting

She took a bite out of the apple and smiled.

Expressions with bite

bite down

press your teeth together firmly

He had to bite down to stop the pain.

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.

Examples of bite out in a sentence

She bit out a section of the chocolate bar.
He bit out a command to his assistant.
The teacher bit out instructions to the noisy class.

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French:mordre, lancer sèchement, ...
German:herausbeißen, herausplatzen, ...
Italian:mordere, parlare bruscamente, ...
Spanish:morder, escupir, ...
Portuguese:morder, dizer secamente, ...
Chinese:咬掉, 厉声说出, ...
Japanese:かじり取る, 吐き出す, ...
Arabic:قَضَمَ, قال بحدة, ...
Hebrew:לִנְגּוֹס, לִרְטוֹן, ...
Russian:откусить, выпалить, ...
Ukrainian:відкусити, випалювати, ...
Hindi:दाँत से काटकर निकालना, तीखे स्वर में बोलना, ...
Bengali:দাঁত দিয়ে কেটে নেওয়া, তীক্ষ্ণভাবে বলা, ...
Catalan:arrencar a mossegades, escopir, ...
Czech:ukousnout, vyštěknout, ...
Danish:bide et stykke af, snerre, ...
Dutch:uitbijten, scherp spreken, ...
Greek:βγάζω με τα δόντια, λέω απότομα, ...
Hungarian:kiharapni, odavetni, ...
Khmer:ខាំយកចេញ, និយាយគំហក, ...
Korean:물어뜯다, 내뱉다, ...
Persian:با گاز کندن, با تندی گفت, ...
Polish:odgryźć, wycedzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):morder, falar ríspido, ...
Romanian:a mușca o bucată, a rosti, ...
Swedish:bita loss, snäsa, ...
Thai:กัดออก, พูดออกมา, ...
Turkish:ısırmak, sertçe söylemek, ...
Vietnamese:cắn ra, nói cộc lốc, ...

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