bite-n; 13 Senses

Sense Number 1: an injury caused by biting from teeth

Commentary: BITE[+form][+flaw][+injury][+from_teeth]
NOTE: refers to a physical area that is damaged, not an event (Sense 8)

Examples:
The two puncture holes on his leg look like a snake bite.
The girl had a dog bite on her hand, but it was not serious.
It was a shark bite that required 400 stitches.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: an insect sting

Commentary: BITE[+form][+flaw][+sting][+from_insect]

Examples:
The child scratched at his mosquito bites.
Bob got a bad reaction from a wasp bite.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: mouthful-sized amount of food

Commentary: BITE[+quantity][+amount][+mouthful][+of_food][+solid]

Examples:
Mary gave John a bite of her dessert.
Tom ate his hot dog in three bites, but Pete ate his in five.
She fed the baby the banana in tiny bites.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: light, informal snack

Commentary: BITE[+artifact][+food][+meal][+snack] [+event][+meal][+light][+informal]

Examples:
We stopped at a cafe for a late-night bite after the performance.
Do you want to grab a bite in the cafeteria before our meeting?
There was not a bite to eat anywhere in the airport after 10 pm.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: the act of snapping at bait by a fish

Commentary: BITE[+event][+snapping][+at_bait][+by_fish]

Examples:
The fisherman felt a bite on his line.
The boy thought he had a bite, but his fishing rod had just snagged a branch.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: a caustic remark

Commentary: BITE[+event][+speech_act][+remark][+caustic]

Examples:
His comments had the bite of satire.
He ignored her bites at his past performance and talked about the future.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: having a pungent or sharp flavor

Commentary: BITE[+quality][+flavor][+sharp][+pungent]

Examples:
This chili has quite a bite to it from all the hot peppers.
John enjoys the pungent bite of southeast Asian cuisine.
The screenplay has a tepid plot that lacks any real bite. (figurative extension)

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 8: the act of chomping or tearing at something with the teeth

Commentary: BITE[+event][+gripping][+chomping][+with_teeth]
NOTE: refers to the act of biting, not the resulting wound (Sense 1)

Examples:
The shark's bite severed the swimmer's arm.
That dog's bark is worse than his bite.
Let's take a bite out of crime. (figurative extension)

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 9: a portion of a greater whole

Commentary: BITE[+quantity][+portion][+of_whole]

Examples:
The feds are taking a bigger bite out of personal income this year.
Inflation can take a bite out of your retirement funds.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 10: a brief reporting of information

Commentary: BITE[+event][+speech_act][+reporting][+brief][+of_information]

Examples:
The evening news had a few sound bites from the debate.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1d

Sense Number 11: an icy or cold sensation

Commentary: BITE[+state][+sensation][+icy]

Examples:
There was a real bite to the December air.

Mappings:
PropBank: bite.01
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b

Sense Number 12: the position of a person's upper and lower teeth brought together

Commentary: BITE[+form][+configuration][+occlusion][+of_teeth]

Examples:
The dentist told Sally she had a perfect bite.
The child is wearing braces on his teeth to improve his bite.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1h

Sense Number 13: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM