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bites down

bites down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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What is bites down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite down.

Words near bites down in the dictionary

  1. bitertanol
  2. bites
  3. bites at the apple
  4. bites at the cherry
  5. bites back
  6. bites down
  7. bites in
  8. bites in the arse
  9. bites in the ass
  10. bites it
  11. bites of the apple

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