bite in

verb

To corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.

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Meanings

verbbite in (third-person singular simple present bites in, present participle biting in, simple past bit in, past participle bitten in)

present singular third person bites in · participle present biting in · past bit in · participle past bitten in

  1. datedTo corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
  2. datedtransitiveTo repress (an emotion); bite back.

    He says, he bit in his rage as best he could, took his hat, pretended business, and walked the three out, instead of kicking them out.

    1888, A. S. Arnold, The Story of Thomas Carlyle, page 235
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