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Definition of bit

noun:

• a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea", "a bit of paper", "a bit of lint", "I gave him a bit of my mind". Synonyms: spot.
• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye". Synonyms: chip, flake, fleck, scrap.
• an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment", "in a mo", "it only takes a minute", "in just a bit". Synonyms: minute, mo, moment, second.
• an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work", "he had a bit of good luck". Synonyms: piece.
• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit".
• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte".
• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread". Synonyms: bite, morsel.
• a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation". Synonyms: snatch.
• a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening", "she had a catchy little routine", "it was one of the best numbers he ever did". Synonyms: act, number, routine, turn.
• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers.
• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit".

verb:

• to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her". Synonyms: bite, seize with teeth.
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face". Synonyms: bite, burn, sting.
• penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface". Synonyms: bite.
• deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday". Synonyms: bite, prick, sting.

Related words

bridoon, bur, burr, chaw, chew, counterbore, countersink, crumb, cud, curb, exfoliation, flash, gnaw, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, matchwood, nettle, nibble, nip, parity, plug, quid, scale, scurf, showstopper, sliver, snaffle, snap, sop, sops, splinter, stopper, trice, twinkling, urticate, wad, wink.

Words nearby

bait, bat, bet, bi, bib, bid, big, bin, bite, bitt, biz, blt, bot, brit, but, dit, ebit, fit, gbit, git, hit, it, kbit, kit, lit, mbit, mit, nit, obit, pbit, pit, sit, tbit, tit, wit, ybit, zbit, zit.

Rhymes with

acquit, admit, befit, brit, britt, chit, commit, emit, fit, flit, get, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lafitte, lit, mit.