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bit

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01noun

a small piece or quantity of something

“a spot of tea”

“a bit of paper”

02noun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

“a bit of rock caught him in the eye”

03noun

an indefinitely short time

“wait just a moment”

“in a mo”

04noun

an instance of some kind

“it was a nice piece of work”

“he had a bit of good luck”

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05noun

piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

“the horse was not accustomed to a bit”

06noun

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

“there are 8 bits in a byte”

07noun

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

“all they had left was a bit of bread”

08noun

a small fragment

“overheard snatches of their conversation”

09noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program

“he did his act three times every evening”

“she had a catchy little routine”

10noun

the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

11noun

the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

“he looked around for the right size bit”

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