See bite down on Wiktionary
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},
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"text": "Biting down on my wallet, I had two hands free to open the door.",
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"To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth)."
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"(intransitive) To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth)."
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"text": "He bit down to force himself not to say anything.",
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"To clench with one's teeth."
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"(intransitive) To clench with one's teeth."
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"text": "She bit down on the urge to strike the woman who had wronged her.",
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"To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction)."
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"(figurative, transitive) To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction)."
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"(intransitive) To clench with one's teeth."
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