to bite

to chew; to gnaw; to masticate

to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer

to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together

to be involved in

Archaic; Used by Edo period prostitutes

to convince; to persuade

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)

to wedge into a space

to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit)

to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

chewing; mastication

digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension; appreciation

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)

to wedge into a space

to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit)

to pull (a joke); to say or do (something stupid); to try (a bluff)

chewing power; chewing strength; bite strength; masticatory strength; strength of mastication

muscle of mastication

mastication