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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪt/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bĭt

Definition 1:
• Having been bitten.
Example: Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.
Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable
Name

Definition 1:
• An Austroasiatic language spoken in China and Laos.

Definition 2:
• Acronym of Behavioural Insights Team.
Labels: government, politics, UK, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪt/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bĭt

Definition 1:
• A small amount of something.
Example: There were bits of paper all over the floor.
Example: Does your leg still hurt? —Just a bit now.
Example: I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: morsel, piece, scrap, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse, dab, damn, dash, diddly, glint, dot, spatter, drop, dusting, fleck, glimmer, hint, flip, flyspeck, grain, halfpennyworth, hoot, hooter, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, pinch, relish, scantling, semblance, scent, scintilla, scooch, scruple, shred, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tinge, tittle, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, vestige, whiff, whit

Definition 2:
• A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Definition 3:
• A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
Example: A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: kimberwicke, pelham, snaffle

Definition 4:
• The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: b
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Definition 5:
• A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
Example: router bit
Example: chamfering bit

Definition 6:
• Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
Example: status bits on IRC
Example: permission bits in a file system
Labels: computing, cryptography, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Definition 7:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• A coin of a specified value.
Example: a threepenny bit
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece
Labels: UK, dated

Definition 8:
• A unit of measure for information entropy.
Labels: computing, engineering, information-theory, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Definition 9:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.
Example: A quarter is two bits.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece
Labels: Canada, US, historical

Definition 10:
• A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

Definition 11:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• A coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the 'short bit', i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece
Labels: Canada, US, obsolete

Definition 12:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• A unit of currency and coin of the British West Indies worth six black dogs, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly debased to one tenth, one eleventh, one twelfth, etc.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece
Labels: historical

Definition 13:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• A unit of currency of the Dutch West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one fifth of a cent.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece
Labels: historical

Definition 14:
• Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
• Synonym of microbitcoin.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: coin, piece, microbitcoin

Definition 15:
• Specifically, a small amount of time.
Example: I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.
Example: He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: instant, jiffy, tick, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: age, while, aeon, ages, blue moon, coon's age, crow's age, dog's age, donkey's years, eld, eon, eternity, forever, forever and a day, interim, interlude, interval, lifetime, long haul, long run, meantime, minute, month of Sundays, spell, years, yonks
Labels: informal

Definition 16:
• A small fraction above a whole number.
Example: The movie lasted for two and a bit hours.
Labels: informal

Definition 17:
• Fractions of a second.
Example: The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: split-second
Labels: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, in-plural, informal

Definition 18:
• A portion of something.
Example: I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: portion, share, segment, bit, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, scrap, scraplet, slice, snead, snippet, steck

Definition 19:
• Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
Example: Am I bored? Not a bit of it!

Definition 20:
• A replaceable tip for a hand tool or power tool, comprising the portion that drives a fastener.
Example: driver bit
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: driver

Definition 21:
• A prison sentence, especially a short one.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: bid
Labels: slang

Definition 22:
• An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
Example: His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.

Definition 23:
• A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
Example: Are you serious, or is this a bit?
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: shaggy dog story, wind up, joke
Labels: slang

Definition 24:
• Ellipsis of bit part.
Example: She acted her bit in the opening scene.
Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Definition 25:
• The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Definition 26:
• The cutting iron of a plane.

Definition 27:
• The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.

Definition 28:
• A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
Labels: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality

Definition 29:
• A gun.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: skeng, toy, wap, firearm, gat, gun, iron, piece
Labels: Multicultural-London-English
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈbɪt/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bĭt

Definition 1:
• To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• simple past of bite
Example: Your dog bit me!
Labels: form-of, past

Definition 3:
• past participle of bite, bitten
Example: I've been bit by your dog!
Labels: archaic, form-of, informal, participle, past, in UK, in US

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bit