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bit

(b/I/t )

noun (n)

a small piece or quantity of something(noun.quantity)

Example:
A bit of paper.
A bit of lint.
I gave him a bit of my mind.

Synonym:
spot

source: wordnet30
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole(noun.object)

Example:
A bit of rock caught him in the eye.

Synonym:
chip, flake, fleck, scrap

source: wordnet30
an indefinitely short time(noun.time)

Example:
In just a bit.

Synonym:
minute, mo, moment, second

source: wordnet30
an instance of some kind(noun.event)

Example:
He had a bit of good luck.

Synonym:
piece

source: wordnet30
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding(noun.artifact)

Example:
The horse was not accustomed to a bit.

source: wordnet30
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states(noun.quantity)

Example:
There are 8 bits in a byte.

source: wordnet30
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful(noun.food)

Example:
All they had left was a bit of bread.

Synonym:
bite, morsel

source: wordnet30
a small fragment(noun.communication)

Synonym:
snatch

source: wordnet30
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program(noun.communication)

Synonym:
act, number, routine, turn

source: wordnet30
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press(noun.artifact)

Example:
He looked around for the right size bit.

source: wordnet30
The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.(noun)

source: webster1913
A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.(noun)

source: webster1913
In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.(verb)

source: webster1913

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