bitten

1. 1
   verb

   Past participle of bite. Use this form after has, have, had, or was.

   She has bitten her nails down to nothing.

   The dog had bitten two people before it was caught.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having a wound or mark made by teeth.

   The bitten apple turned brown on the kitchen table.

   She put a bandage on her bitten arm after the dog attack.

3. 3
   adjective

   Having an end that looks suddenly cut off, as if a piece was chewed away.

   Like a carrot with the end snapped off, leaving a rough, flat tip.

   The plant's roots had a bitten look, ending flat at the tips.

   Each leaf finished in a bitten edge instead of a point.

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