Sekirov Dictionary

bit

/ˈbɪt/

noun30

  1. a small amount of something
  2. A portion of something.
  3. Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit.
  4. (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
  5. (informal) A small fraction above a whole number.
  6. [in the plural] (informal) Fractions of a second.
  7. A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
  8. The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
  9. Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
  10. A rotary cutting tool, fitted to a drill, brace, or router, used to bore or drill holes or to remove material from the profile of the workpiece.
  11. A replaceable tip for a hand tool or power tool, comprising the portion that drives a fastener.
  12. The cutting iron of a plane.
  13. The bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs.
  14. An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.
  15. A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
  16. A gag of a style similar to a bridle.
  17. (slang) A gag or put-on; a humorous conceit, especially when insistently presented as true.
  18. Applied to a various small units of currency and coins.
  19. (US, Canada) A unit of currency worth one eighth of a dollar, originally of a Spanish dollar but later also US or Canadian; also, a coin with this value, in particular the silver Spanish real.
  20. A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).
  21. (UK, old-fashioned) A coin of a specified value.
  22. (historical) A unit of currency and coin of the British West Indies worth six black dogs, originally equal to one-eighth of a Spanish dollar but later increasingly debased to one tenth, one eleventh, one twelfth, etc.
  23. (historical) A unit of currency of the Dutch West Indies in the early 20th century, worth one fifth of a cent.
  24. Synonym of microbitcoin.
  25. Ellipsis of bit part.
  26. (slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.
  27. A unit of measure for information entropy.
  28. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
  29. (slang) A gun.
  30. (US, no longer used) A coin of a value similar but not equal to this, in particular the ‘short bit’, i.e. the ten-cent piece or dime.

adjective[in compounds]1

  1. Having been bitten.

verb1

  1. To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
forms

bitted · bitting · bits

Phrases with bit

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