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bites in

bites in is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bites in

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

Words near bites in in the dictionary

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

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