bit
[1]
n
1 a small piece, portion, or quantity
2 a short time or distance
3 (U.S. and Canadian)
informal the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two
two bits
6 Informal way of behaving, esp. one intended to create a particular impression
she's doing the prima donna bit
7 ♦
a bit rather; somewhat
a bit dreary
b a considerable amount
that must take quite a bit of courage
9 ♦
a bit of all right, bit of crumpet, bit of stuff, or bit of tail (Brit)
slang a sexually attractive woman
10 ♦
bit by bit gradually
11 ♦
bit on the side
Informal an extramarital affair
12 ♦
do one's bit to make one's expected contribution
13 ♦
every bit foll by: as to the same degree
she was every bit as clever as her brother
14 ♦
not a bit (of it) not in the slightest; not at all
15 ♦
to bits completely apart
to fall to bits
(Old English bite action of biting; see bite)
Diccionario Inglés definición
bit [2]
n
1 a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle
2 anything that restrains or curbs
3 ♦
take or have the bit in or between one's teeth
a to undertake a task with determination
b to rebel against control
4 a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc
6 the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object
7 the copper end of a soldering iron
8 the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock
vb , bits, bitting, bitted tr
9 to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)
10 to restrain; curb
(Old English bita; related to Old English bitan to bite)
Diccionario Inglés definición
bit [3]
vb the past tense and (archaic) past participle of →
bite
Diccionario Inglés definición
bit [4]
n (Maths, computing)
1 a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1
2 the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature
3 a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions
(C20: from abbreviation of binary digit)
Diccionario Inglés definición
bit [1]
n
1 atom, chip, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, mite, morsel, mouthful, part, piece, remnant, scrap, segment, slice, small piece, speck, tittle, whit
2 instant, jiffy (informal) little while, minute, moment, period, second, spell, tick (Brit. informal) time
Diccionario Inglés sinónimos
bit [2]
n
1 brake, check, curb, restraint, snaffle
2 take the bit in or between one's teeth defy, disobey, get stuck into (informal) get to grips with, rebel, resist, revolt, run amok, rush into, set about
Diccionario Inglés sinónimos
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