| bite | n 1. act of biting, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk; at one ~, sekali gigit; give so. a ~, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk; get a ~, digigit; (from snake) dipatuk; 2. wound made by biting, gigitan; (of snake) patukan: insect ~s, gigitan serangga; snake ~, patukan ular; 3. morsel of food, sedikit makanan: there’s not a ~ to eat, tdk ada sedikit pun makanan utk dimakan; /have, take/ a ~, rasa sedikit; 4. a small meal, makan sedikit: let’s have a ~ before we leave, mari kita makan sedikit sebelum pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | vi 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the monkey looks fierce but doesn’t ~, monyet itu nampak garang tetapi tdk menggigit; 2. take bait, makan umpan: the fish aren’t biting today, ikan tdk makan umpan hari ini; 3. be taken in by a ploy, termakan (umpan): he knew it was a mistake but he bit just the same, dia tahu itu suatu kesilapan tetapi dia termakan umpan juga; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: the car wheels would not ~ on the icy road, roda kereta itu tdk mencengkam di jalan yg berselaput ais; 5. cause to smart, a. (of words etc) menusuk hati: his words bit deeply into me, kata-katanya sangat menusuk hatiku; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: the mustard really ~s, sos biji sawi itu benar-benar terasa pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | vt 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (accidentally) tergigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the dog bit the postman, anjing menggigit posmen itu; the mosquito bit him on the arm, nyamuk menggigit lengannya; she is biting her nails, dia sedang menggigit kukunya; I bit my tongue, saya tergigit lidah; 2. cause to smart, a. (of wind etc), /menusuk, menggigit/ ke: the cold wind bit our faces, angin sejuk menusuk-nusuk ke muka kami; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: pepper ~s the tongue, lada sulah memedaskan lidah; 3. corrode, memakan: acid ~s metal, asid memakan logam; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: we need a clamp to ~ the wood, kami memerlukan pengapit utk mencengkam kayu itu; 5. (sl), (usu in pass.) deceive, terpedaya: she got bitten in a mail-order swindle, dia terpedaya dlm penipuan pesanan melalui pos; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |