bite down (English, verb)
expansion: bite down (third-person singular simple present bites down, present participle biting down, simple past bit down, past participle bitten down)
Senses:
glosses: To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).
tags: intransitive
glosses: To clench with one's teeth.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction).
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: bites down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: biting down
tags: participle
present
form: bit down
tags: past
form: bitten down
tags: participle
past