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bit
See also Bit, a bit
  • (noun)
    1. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal.
    2. A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to make holes.
    3. An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents.
      A quarter is two bits.
    4. A coin of a specified value.
      A threepenny bit.
    5. A small piece of something.
      There were bits of paper all over the floor.
    6. A portion of something.
      I'd like a big bit of cake, please.
    7. A prison sentence.
    8. An excerpt of material from a stand-up comedian's repertoire.
  • (adverb)
    1. To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
      That's a bit too sweet.

  • (verb)
    1. Simple past of to bite
      Your dog bit me!

  • (noun)
    1. A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
    2. The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
    3. Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.