Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bite_off
1 sense of bite off
Sense 1
snap at, bite off -- (bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants")
=> bite, seize with teeth -- (to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her")