Bite on
Bite on verb - To crush or grind with the teeth.
Usage example: she tends to bite on her pencils when she thinks hard
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Synonyms for Bite on
Eat
Eat verb - To take in as food.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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However, it's not big enough to eat full-grown humans, so while it might put a painful bite on you in self-defense like any constrictor, it can't kill you.
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But when we who eat are hungry, when we who drink are dry, when we who glow are frozen, when there is neither bite on the board nor sup in the pitcher nor spark upon the hearth, our answer to rebellious Burgundy will be the same.
Source: Rousing Speech
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