1 : to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
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1 : a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
2 : wit having a sharp and caustic quality
3 : a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin