bit

US /bɪt/

UK /bɪt/

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Noun

  • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • Small piece of something
  • The basic unit of information in computing, representing a binary digit (0 or 1).
  • The part of a tool that cuts or bores.
  • A very small amount of money.
  • A particular thing or experience.

Intransitive Verb

  • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

Adverb

  • Slightly; somewhat.

Transitive Verb

  • Past tense of 'bite'.

Idiom

  • Not at all.
  • To do one's part.