dog bite

dɑːɡ baɪt

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Definition of dog bite - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

injurywound caused by a dog's teeth

He went to the hospital for a dog bite.

animalevent of being bitten by a dog

The dog bite happened in the park.

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event of being bitten by a dog

Expressions with dog

black dog

dog with black fur

The black dog barked loudly at the stranger.

dog year

year of a dog's life

In dog years, she is already a senior.

hot dog

sausage in a bread roll with condiments

I had a hot dog at the baseball game.

shaggy dog

dog with long, untidy fur

The shaggy dog ran through the park.

dog days

unpleasantly hot days in late summer, often linked to Sirius rising

People complain about the dog days every August.

double dog dare

stronger dare given when someone refuses the first dare

He gave her a double dog dare to eat the bug.

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.

bite off

remove something by biting with teeth

He can bite off a piece of apple.

bite on

use teeth to grip or cut something

She decided to bite on the apple.

bite one's lip

show nervousness or embarrassment by biting the lip

He bit his lip during the awkward silence.

bite one's lips

press lips together with teeth nervously or thoughtfully

She tends to bite her lips when anxious.

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ankle biter

animal

small dog that tends to bite at people's ankles

Examples of dog bite in a sentence

The dog bite left a deep scar on his leg.
He needed a tetanus shot after the dog bite.
Dog bites can sometimes lead to infections.

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French:morsure de chien, attaque de chien, ...
German:Hundebiss, ...
Italian:morso di cane, ...
Spanish:mordedura de perro, ...
Portuguese:mordedura de cão, mordida de cão, ...
Chinese:狗咬的伤口, 狗咬事件, ...
Japanese:犬に噛まれた傷, 犬に噛まれる, ...
Arabic:عَضَّةُ كَلْب, ...
Hebrew:נְשִׁיכַת כֶּלֶב, עֲקִיצַת כֶּלֶב, ...
Russian:собачий уку́с, укус собаки, ...
Ukrainian:уку́с соба́ки, укус собаки, ...
Hindi:कुत्ते के काटने का घाव, कुत्ते का काटना, ...
Bengali:কুকুরের কামড়, কুকুরদংশন, ...
Catalan:mossegada de gos, ...
Czech:psí kousnutí, ...
Danish:hundebid, hundebidshændelse, ...
Dutch:hondenbeet, ...
Greek:δάγκωμα σκύλου, δάγκωμα από σκύλο, ...
Hungarian:kutyaharapás, ...
Khmer:របួសខាំដោយឆ្កែ, ការខាំដោយឆ្កែ, ...
Korean:개 물림, 개에게 물림, ...
Persian:گازگرفتگی سگ, گاز گرفتن سگ, ...
Polish:ugryzienie psa, ...
Portuguese (BR):mordedura de cão, ...
Romanian:mușcătură canină, ...
Swedish:hundbett, ...
Thai:แผลสุนัขกัด, การถูกสุนัขกัด, ...
Turkish:köpek ısırığı, ...
Vietnamese:vết chó cắn, ca bị chó cắn, ...

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