(dated) To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process. / (dated, transitive) To repress (an emotion); bite back.

One who is bitten.

present participle of bite in

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bite in

bite the dust

A swelling on the skin caused by someone (or something) sucking the skin.

(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed. / (philosophy) To accept a counterintuitive implication of an argument or view.

Alternative form of backbite

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To die. / (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.

(dentistry) A holder for X-ray film, in which the film is held in place by a small tab on which the patient bites.