noun
a small piece or quantity of something
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- a spot of tea
- a bit of paper
- a bit of lint
- I gave him a bit of my mind
noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
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- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
noun
an indefinitely short time
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- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
noun
an instance of some kind
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- it was a nice piece of work
- he had a bit of good luck
noun
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding
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- the horse was not accustomed to a bit
noun
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit)
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- the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
- there are 8 bits in a byte
noun
a small amount of solid food
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- a mouthful
- all they had left was a bit of bread
noun
a small fragment
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- overheard snatches of their conversation
noun
a short performance that is part of a longer program
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- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
noun
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
noun
the cutting part of a drill
Examples
- usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
- he looked around for the right size bit