"bit" meaning in All languages combined

See bit on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪt/ Audio: en-us-bit.ogg [US] Forms: bit [singular], bits [plural]
enPR: bĭt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bit is an amount, usually a small amount.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-aMXpVajo
  2. A bit is a small piece of something.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-kHLol3gz
  3. A bit is a short time.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-b5UT~apD
  4. A bit is the amount of information coded by a 1 or a 0 in a computer.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-lGO7Z3y8 Categories (other): Computing
  5. A bit is a sharp tool that spins to make holes.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-yDjnM96r
  6. A bit is a metal bar that people put in a horse's mouth to control it.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-noun-qwO1rjq1

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪt/ Audio: en-us-bit.ogg [US] Forms: bite [canonical], bites [third-person, singular], bit [past], bitten [past, participle], biting [present, participle]
enPR: bĭt Head templates: {{verb2|bite|bites|bit|bitten|biting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense of bite.
    Sense id: simple-bit-en-verb-JIYwho0-
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        {
          "text": "There's quite a bit of money. Where did it all come from?"
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a little bit of blood when she brushed her teeth."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her mouth opened just a tiny bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm a little bit nervous."
        },
        {
          "text": "She saw the shop a bit farther up the road."
        },
        {
          "text": "She slowed down a little and then a bit more until someone saw her."
        },
        {
          "text": "I see him quite a bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "At the second practice, I was a little bit more ready."
        },
        {
          "text": "He felt quite a bit older."
        }
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    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Try not to have bits of cake on the floor when you eat."
        },
        {
          "text": "He listened to her as Mary told bits and pieces of her story."
        },
        {
          "text": "Scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car was blown to bits by the bomb."
        }
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I'm going to relax for a bit."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bit is a short time."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bit-en-noun-b5UT~apD",
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "name": "Computing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Even the best 24-bit scanners suffer from noise."
        }
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        "A bit is the amount of information coded by a 1 or a 0 in a computer."
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Drill a hole slightly smaller than your hook with a 1/16-inch drill bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "Slide the router bit into the slot, turn on the motor and guide the tool along the jig."
        }
      ],
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        "A bit is a sharp tool that spins to make holes."
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    },
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    },
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      "sampa": "/bIt/"
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        {
          "text": "There's quite a bit of money. Where did it all come from?"
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a little bit of blood when she brushed her teeth."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her mouth opened just a tiny bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm a little bit nervous."
        },
        {
          "text": "She saw the shop a bit farther up the road."
        },
        {
          "text": "She slowed down a little and then a bit more until someone saw her."
        },
        {
          "text": "I see him quite a bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "At the second practice, I was a little bit more ready."
        },
        {
          "text": "He felt quite a bit older."
        }
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          "text": "Try not to have bits of cake on the floor when you eat."
        },
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        },
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          "text": "Scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot."
        },
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        }
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Even the best 24-bit scanners suffer from noise."
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          "text": "Drill a hole slightly smaller than your hook with a 1/16-inch drill bit."
        },
        {
          "text": "Slide the router bit into the slot, turn on the motor and guide the tool along the jig."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bit is a sharp tool that spins to make holes."
      ],
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    },
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