"take a bite out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes a bite out of [present, singular, third-person], taking a bite out of [participle, present], took a bite out of [past], taken a bite out of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a bite out of}} 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. Categories (topical): Food and drink Related terms: take a bite
    Sense id: en-take_a_bite_out_of-en-verb-UhoOktFO Disambiguation of Food and drink: 82 18
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce something by removing or completing part or all of it. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-take_a_bite_out_of-en-verb-mJk8pORZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

Inflected forms

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