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bit

[ UK /bˈɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a small fragment
    overheard snatches of their conversation
  2. a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
    there are 8 bits in a byte
  3. a short performance that is part of a longer program
    she had a catchy little routine
    it was one of the best numbers he ever did
    he did his act three times every evening
  4. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
    all they had left was a bit of bread
  5. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    a bit of rock caught him in the eye
  6. piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
    the horse was not accustomed to a bit
  7. an instance of some kind
    he had a bit of good luck
    it was a nice piece of work
  8. an indefinitely short time
    in just a bit
    wait just a moment
    it only takes a minute
    in a mo
  9. the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
  10. the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
    he looked around for the right size bit
  11. a small piece or quantity of something
    I gave him a bit of my mind
    a bit of lint
    a bit of paper
    a spot of tea

How To Use bit In A Sentence

  • Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
  • I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
  • Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
  • The only seriously bad bit is that you become less agile and less strong. Times, Sunday Times
  • Our ambition is to build a prosperous, inclusive and outward-looking country. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is not good for anybody, except for a few curmudgeons and people who are embittered by nothing more than their own embitteredness.
  • Shake them to bits and you are destroying more than property. Times, Sunday Times
  • You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
  • Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
  • Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
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