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took a bite out of

took a bite out of is the simple past of take a bite out of.

Meaning of take a bite out of

Verb

take a bite out of (third-person singular simple present takes a bite out of, present participle taking a bite out of, simple past took a bite out of, past participle taken a bite out of)

  1. To bite into something once for the purpose of eating.
    • I took a bite out of the apple and immediately realized it was rotten.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce something by removing or completing part or all of it.
    • The police took a bite out of crime in the area.

Questions about took a bite out of

What is took a bite out of the simple past of?
Took a bite out of is the simple past of take a bite out of.

Words near took a bite out of in the dictionary

  1. took a back seat
  2. took a bath
  3. took a bead on
  4. took a beat
  5. took a bite
  6. took a bite out of
  7. took a bow
  8. took a break
  9. took a breath
  10. took a breather
  11. took a bullet

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