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Verb
- 1
hold with one's lips or teeth
To insert something between the upper and lower lips or teeth and press it by bringing the parted lips or teeth together.
Korean definition: 어떤 것을 윗입술과 아랫입술 사이에 또는 윗니와 아랫니 사이에 끼워 넣고 벌어진 두 입술이나 이를 다물어 누르다.
The mother bird diligently carried food in her beak for her chicks.
Seunggyu must have been hungry, because as soon as he got home he took a big bite of pizza.
- 2
grit one's teeth; clench one's teeth; press one's lips together; squeeze one's lips together
To put the parted upper and lower lips or teeth together.
Korean definition: 벌어진 윗입술과 아랫입술 또는 윗니와 아랫니를 다물다.
I clenched my back teeth tightly so that a scream would not escape my mouth.
Seunggyu was angry with Jisu but didn't want to fight, so he pressed his lips together tightly and left.
- 3
bite
To insert something between the upper and lower teeth and press it hard by putting the parted teeth together to the extent that it causes a wound.
Korean definition: 윗니와 아랫니 사이에 어떤 것을 끼워 넣고 벌어진 두 이를 다물어 상처가 날 만큼 아주 세게 누르다.
When the rabbit passed by, the fox quickly ran over and bit its tail.
Wild beasts may bite people, so you should always be careful in the mountains or fields.
- 4
bite
For an insect like a mosquito or bedbug to sting the skin with the sharp tip of its snout.
Korean definition: 모기, 빈대 등의 벌레가 뾰족한 주둥이 끝으로 살을 찌르다.
A mosquito bit my face, so my face has been itchy all day.
Seunggyu first put antiseptic on the spot where the poisonous insect bit him and then went straight to the hospital.