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bit in

bit in is the simple past of bite in.

Meaning of bite in

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
  2. (dated, transitive) To repress (an emotion); bite back.
    • He says, he bit in his rage as best he could, took his hat, pretended business, and walked the three out, instead of kicking them out.1888, A. S. Arnold, The Story of Thomas Carlyle, page 235

Questions about bit in

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

Words near bit in in the dictionary

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

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