bite-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: grip, penetrate or tear off with or as if with the teeth or jaws

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] BITE (NP2[patient]) Includes metaphorical uses.

Examples:
The dog bit him!
Once bitten, twice shy.
She bites her lip when she's anxious.
He bit out a piece and found that it was meat.
The mosquitos are really biting today.
Police had to shoot a crocodile at a zoo after it bit off a
veterinarian's arm.
On New Year's eve 2000, people were waiting for the Y2K bug to bite.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hurt-40.8.3-2,swat-18.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bite_off 1

Sense Number 2: penetrate or cut with a sharp instrument

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[instrument] BITE (NP2)

Examples:
The first slice was very aggressive, and the knife bit in cleanly.

Mappings:
VerbNet: swat-18.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: cause stinging pain to

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[inanimate]] BITE (NP2)

Examples:
The wind bit through my gloves and chilled my hands.
The mailbox, if you approach it without proper authorisation, will bite you!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: utter sharply and tersely

Commentary: Is: BITE OUT

Examples:
She bit out a curse.
"Next time," he bit out, "send word!"

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
bite_out 1

Sense Number 5: accept bait or an offer

Examples:
Are the fish biting today?
I asked him who he would like to see as his successor in 2010, but he didn't bite.
I tried to convince the trooper that it was a fish-for-free day, but he didn't bite.
Unfortunately, Mike didn't bite when we offered him the chair of the clean-up committee.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 6: BITE IDIOMS

Commentary: Includes: BITE THE DUST BITE THE BULLET BITE THE BIG APPLE BITE ONE'S TONGUE

Examples:
I'm waiting for my grandfather to bite the dust so that I can have
my inheritance.
Our poor dog Posey bit the bullet last night in our garage.
Should Dick Clark happen to bite the big apple while broadcasting live you don't want to miss it.
Bite your tongue and don't say anything nasty!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM