| VERB | contact | seize with teeth, bite | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
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| Meaning | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | bite | |
| Narrower | gnaw | bite or chew on with the teeth |
| nibble | bite off very small pieces | |
| nibble | bite gently | |
| nip | Give a small sharp bite to | |
| snap | Bring the jaws together | |
| snap at, bite off | bite off with a quick bite | |
| Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
| Spanish | dar un bocado, morder | |
| Catalan | mossegar, queixalar | |
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