bit
IPA: bˈɪt
noun
- A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
- A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
- (dated, Britain) A coin of a specified value.
- (obsolete, Canada) A ten-cent piece, dime.
- (now US) A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
- (historical, US) In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.
- A small amount of something.
- (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
- (in the plural, informal, sports) Fractions of a second.
- A portion of something.
- Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
- (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
- An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
- (slang) A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
- The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
- The cutting iron of a plane.
- The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
- (BDSM) A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
- (MLE) A gun.
- (mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
- (computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
- (information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
- (information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.
- A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
- Short for bit part. [(acting) A minor role, generally not assigned a name.]
verb
- (transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
adjective
- (chiefly in combination) Having been bitten.
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Examples of "bit" in Sentences
- Aren't you a bit ashamed to bit** about income taxes when CHILDREN
- Export RGB in 8 bit, 15 bit+ (i.e. Photoshop 16 bit), true 16 bit, or scaled to 100\%
- · Export RGB in 8 bit, 15 bit+ (i.e. Photoshop 16 bit), true 16 bit, or scaled to 100%
- Though it's a bit awkward talking about it in front of strangers; though you all look very nice people; but it is a _bit_ awkward --
- Actually, during my meeting in the afternoon I felt a bit uncomfortable and it took me ages to work out why – my jeans, which were fine all morning, suddenly felt a bit tight.
- I've edited it a bit to make it a * bit* more cohesive, and while it isn't as structured as I would like, these are my thoughts about the exponential future of the web and a little bit about how that future might also impinge on the future of government ...
- Kippletringan was distant at first a gey bit; then the gey bit was more accurately described, as ablins three mile; then the three mile diminished into like a mile and a bittock; then extended themselves into four mile or there-awa; and, lastly, a female voice, having hushed a wailing infant which the spokeswoman carried in her arms, assured Guy Mannering, It was a weary lang gate yet to Kippletringan, and unco heavy road for foot passengers.
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