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bite: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"; the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"; a light informal meal; a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person; penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"; to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

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fall for collapse: fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil"; be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man's story"

masticate collapse: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

gnash collapse: grind together, of teeth

specimen collapse: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; an example regarded as typical of its class

chomp collapse: chew noisily; "The boy chomped his sandwich"

munch collapse: a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich"; Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

death grip collapse

iron grip collapse

cud collapse: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

sample collapse: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

run the gauntlet collapse

bite the bullet collapse

stridency collapse

ginger collapse: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery; dried ground gingerroot; perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems; (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"; add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

perforate collapse

eat away collapse

charley horse collapse: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise

go under collapse

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

bite the dust collapse

bolus collapse: a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine; a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)

nibble collapse: gentle biting; eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"; bite gently; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear"; bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"

collation collapse: careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement; assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

clench collapse: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"; hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

lap up collapse

acridity collapse: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone; extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali"; having an acrid smell

strong language collapse

freeze to collapse

crick collapse: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004); a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British); twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"

mordancy collapse

mouthful collapse: the quantity that can be held in the mouth

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snack collapse

etch collapse: make an etching of

ruminate collapse: chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"

refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

stand up to collapse

twinge collapse: a sharp stab of pain; feel a sudden sharp, local pain

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