mordre — meaning in English

English meaning

• bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.

Senses

mordre is used for these senses in English:

• bite (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
• bite (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

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.

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