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| bit [ bit ] (plural bits) |
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1. piece: a small piece of something
  There were bits of paper everywhere.
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2. small amount: a small part or amount of something
a bit of housework
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3. short amount of time: a very short period of time or distance
I'll do it in a bit.
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4. everything about role: all the aspects of a particular role in life
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informal
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did the whole two-career marriage bit
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5. small coin: a small coin of a particular value
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dated informal
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a threepenny bit
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6. North America twelve-and-one-half cents: an eighth of a dollar
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dated slang
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used in the plural
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two bits
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7. short performance: a short routine, joke, or skit in a performance
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8. small acting part: a small part in a film or play
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often used before a noun
)
I was a bit player in one of her films.
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| [ Old English bita< bītan 'to bite' (see bite)] |
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a bit somewhat (informal)
feels a bit tired
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a bit much excessive or unacceptable (informal)
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a bit of all right very good-looking (informal)sometimes considered offensive
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a bit of fluff an offensive term for a young woman who is regarded as very good-looking but unintelligent, often somebody's girlfriend or lover (informal)
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a bit of rough an offensive term for a person, usually a man, whose physicality and lack of refinement are found sexually attractive by somebody from a higher social class (informal)
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a bit of stuff an offensive term for a woman or girl considered from the point of view of her sexual attractiveness (dated informal)
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bit by bit gradually
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bits and pieces
1. personal belongings
2. miscellaneous small objects
I collected up my bits and pieces and left.
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do your bit to contribute your share to work that needs to be done
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every bit in every way
She is every bit as skilled as he is.
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fall to bits
1. to become broken into small pieces
2. to become unable to cope
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to bits very much, or to the greatest degree possible (informal)
I just love the kids to bits!
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