1 to bite

2 to nip

1 sting

2 bite (of insect)

1 to swallow

2 to engulf

3 to gobble up

1 to assert

2 to insist that

1 to clench one's teeth

2 to grind the teeth

3 gnaw

1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)

2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger

2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth