bit

Definition

Examples

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Word Family

Synonyms

• piecea separate part of a whole
• portionsomething determined in relation to something that includes it
• fragmenta piece broken off or cut off of something else

Collocations

• Easy a little bit
  referring to a little bit
• Medium bit by bit
  to bit by bit, meaning to to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
• Hard quite a bit of progress
  describing quite a bit of progress (to a degree (not used with a negative))
• Very Hard champ at the bit
  to champ at the bit, meaning to chafe at the bit, like horses