bit
/ˈbɪt/ sustantivo A2En español: bocado, broca, octavo de dólar, porción
- A small amount of something. · There were bits of paper all over the floor.· Does your leg still hurt? —Just a bit now.
- A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. · A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth.
- A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece. · router bit· chamfering bit
- A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real. · A quarter is two bits.
- A unit of currency and coin of the British West Indies worth six black dogs, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly debased to one tenth, one eleventh, one twelfth, etc.
- A unit of currency of the Dutch West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one fifth of a cent.
- Synonym of microbitcoin.
- Specifically, a small amount of time. · I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.· He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.
Plural bits
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The Serpent, turning about, bit the Crow with a mortal wound.
The man replied that if the Horse would receive a bit in his mouth and agree to carry him, he would contrive effective weapons against the Stag.
“Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll go with you,” said the Lion, “for my life is simply unbearable without a bit of courage.”
A FLY bit the bare head of a Bald Man who, endeavoring to destroy it, gave himself a heavy slap.
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