purra — meaning in English

English meaning

• bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
• nibble verb To eat something by taking small, repeated bites.
• sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

purra is used for these senses in English:

• bite (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
• bite (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
• bite (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
• bite (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
• nibble Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.

bite — full definition

1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

nibble — full definition

1. verb To eat something by taking small, repeated bites.
2. verb To show mild or cautious interest in something, such as an offer or opportunity.
3. noun A small bite, or a small amount of food eaten in small bites.
4. noun In computing, a unit of digital information equal to half a byte (four bits).

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