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Verbit

1. (transitive)
2. To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
3. To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
4. To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
5. To make (one's way) through or while taking small bites.
6. Chiefly followed by into or to: to cause (something) to be in a certain state through small bites.
7. Followed by away, off, etc.: to remove (something) through small bites.
8. To remove (small pieces) from glass, tile, etc., with a tool; also, to remove small pieces from (glass, tile, etc.) with a tool.
9. (obsolete)
10. To fidget or play with (something), especially with the fingers or hands.
11. (slang) To catch (someone); to nab.
12. (slang) To steal (something); to pilfer.
13. (intransitive)
14. Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.
15. To lightly bite, especially in a loving or playful manner.
16. (figurative)
17. Chiefly followed by at: to show slight interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
18. Followed by away at: to reduce or use up gradually; to eat.
19. (cricket, informal) Followed by at: of a batter: to make an indecisive attempt to bat a ball bowled outside the off stump.
20. (road transport) Synonym of tramline (“of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels)”.
21. To fidget or play, especially with the fingers or hands.
22. Chiefly followed by at: to make insignificant complaints; to carp, to cavil, to find fault.
23. (slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Substantiivit

1. (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.
2. An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.
3. A light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip.
4. An amount of food that is or can be taken into the mouth through a small bite; a small mouthful.
5. (figurative) A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
6. (obsolete, rare) Grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock; forage, pasturage.