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Meaning of bite down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).
    intransitive
  2. To clench with one's teeth.
    intransitive
  3. To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction).
    figuratively, transitive

Examples

“Biting down on my wallet, I had two hands free to open⟳ the door.”
“He bit down to force⟳ himself not to say⟳ anything.”
“She bit down on the urge⟳ to strike⟳ the woman who had wronged her.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bite in bite in the arse bite it bite off bite off more than one can chew bite on granite

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