ico — meaning in English

English meaning

• bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
• stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
• sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

ico 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.
• stab (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
• sting (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

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.

stab — full definition

1. verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
2. noun A wound or act caused by stabbing.
3. noun Informal: an attempt at something.
4. noun A sudden, sharp pain, whether physical or emotional.

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