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bit
noun(bit)
an indefinitely short time
Synonyms: minute, mo, moment, second,
Examples:
In just a bit.
bit
noun(bit)
a small fragment
Synonyms: snatch,
bit
noun(bit)
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Synonyms: bite, morsel,
Examples:
All they had left was a bit of bread.
bit
noun(bit)
a small piece or quantity of something
Synonyms: spot,
Examples:
A bit of paper.
A bit of lint.
I gave him a bit of my mind.
bit
noun(bit)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
Synonyms: act, number, routine, turn,
bit
noun(bit)
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Synonyms: chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
Examples:
A bit of rock caught him in the eye.
bit
noun(bit)
an instance of some kind
Synonyms: piece,
Examples:
He had a bit of good luck.
bit
noun(bit)
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
Examples:
There are 8 bits in a byte.
bit
noun(bit)
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
Examples:
The horse was not accustomed to a bit.
bit
noun(bit)
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
Examples:
He looked around for the right size bit.
bit
noun(bit)
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

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