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bit down

bit down is the simple past of bite down.

Meaning of bite down

Verb

bite down (third-person singular simple present bites down, present participle biting down, simple past bit down, past participle bitten down)

  1. (intransitive) To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).
    • Biting down on my wallet, I had two hands free to open the door.
  2. (intransitive) To clench with one's teeth.
    • He bit down to force himself not to say anything.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction).
    • She bit down on the urge to strike the woman who had wronged her.

Questions about bit down

What is bit down the simple past of?
Bit down is the simple past of bite down.

Words near bit down in the dictionary

  1. bit crusher
  2. bit crushers
  3. bit decay
  4. bit depth
  5. bit depths
  6. bit down
  7. bit flip
  8. bit in
  9. bit in the arse
  10. bit in the ass
  11. bit interval

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