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UK
/bˈɪt/
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[ US /ˈbɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈbɪt/ ]
NOUN
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a small fragment
overheard snatches of their conversation -
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 -
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 -
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
all they had left was a bit of bread -
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a bit of rock caught him in the eye -
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 -
an instance of some kind
he had a bit of good luck
it was a nice piece of work -
an indefinitely short time
in just a bit
wait just a moment
it only takes a minute
in a mo - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
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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 -
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.
