To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?
The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.
The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
An imprint of the teeth, usually on wax used to examine the relationship of the upper and lower teeth on study models
Occlusion; relationship of the upper and lower jaws when the mouth is closed.
How the upper and lower teeth come together when the mouth is closed. Also known as occlusion.
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
An impression made by the doctor that shows how the patient's upper and lower jaws come together in centric (sometimes done in wax.) A term sometimes used to designate occlusion.
The relationship of the upper and lower teeth when biting together
relationship of the upper and lower teeth upon closure (occlusion).
Another name for the way your teeth fit together when you bring them into a normal chewing position.
The way in which the upper and lower teeth meet when closing the mouth
Relationship of the upper and lower teeth on closure (occlusion)
The manner in which the incisors (front teeth) fit together. Bites are classified as scissors, meaning the upper incisors fit tightly over the front of the lower incisors; undershot, meaning the upper incisors fit behind the lower incisors; overshot, meaning the upper incisors fit noticeably in front of the lower incisors; or level, meaning the upper incisors rest on top of the lower incisors. Malamutes are to have a scissors bite.
The relative position of the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed. The MSPCA standard requires a scissors bite.
the position of the jaws and all teeth when the mouth is closed
The relative position of the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed. See Level bite, Scissors bite, Undershot, Overshot.
The amount of turn a spinner is able to extract from a particular wicket. And once Murali gets his teeth into you, it is definitely a case of once bitten, twice shy.
The way the mouth closes, or the way in which the upper and lower teeth meet. Refer to dictionary entries for malocclusion, TMD, orthodontics. See "Replacing missing teeth" and "TMD."
A bite is a wound received from the mouth (and in particular, the teeth) of an animal or person. Animals may bite in self-defense, or in an attempt to predate food. Other bite attacks may be apparently unprovoked, especially in the case of bites committed by psychologically or emotionally disturbed humans.