Definition of Bit

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Definition of Bit

Bit

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.

imp. & p. p. of Bite.

A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.

Somewhat; something, but not very great.

A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

The cutting iron of a plane.

In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.

3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.

of Bite

In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.

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Bit Quotations

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.
Barack Obama

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.
Winston Churchill

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.
Friedrich Nietzsche

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".
Erma Bombeck

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that.
Mike Ditka

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
Sigmund Freud

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.
Billy Graham

The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
Leo Buscaglia

I'm a bit of a P. T. Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
Donald Trump

Bit Translations

bit in Dutch is beting
bit in Portuguese is bocado
bit in Swedish is stump

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