• 1. a small piece, portion, or quantity
• 2. a short time or distance
• 3. the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two
• 4. any small coin
• 5. short for bit part
• 6. way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression
• 7. Old English bite action of biting; see bite

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• 1. a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle
• 2. anything that restrains or curbs
• 3. a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc
• 4. the blade of a woodworking plane
• 5. the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object
• 6. the copper end of a soldering iron
• 7. the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock
• 8. to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)
• 9. to restrain; curb
• 10. Old English bita ; related to Old English b i tan to bite

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• the past tense and (archaic) past participle of bite

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• 1. a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1
• 2. the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature
• 3. a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions
• 4. C20: from abbreviation of binary digit

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• 1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• 2. (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
• 3. to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
• 4. (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
• 5. to smart or cause to smart; sting
• 6. (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
• 7. to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
• 8. to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or...

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