bit by bit

bit ¹

 (bĭt)

n.

1. A small portion, degree, or amount: a bit of lint; a bit of luck.

2. A brief amount of time; a moment: Wait a bit.

3.

a. A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.

b. A bit part.

4. An entertainment routine given regularly by a performer; an act.

5. Informal

a. A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior: got tired of the macho bit.

b. A matter being considered: What's this bit about inflation?

6. Informal An amount equal to one eighth of a dollar: two bits.

7. Chiefly British A small coin: a threepenny bit.

Idioms:

a bit

To a small degree; somewhat: a bit warm.

bit by bit

Little by little; gradually.

do (one's) bit

To do one's part or contribute one's share.

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[Middle English bite, morsel, from Old English bita; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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bit ²

 (bĭt)

n.

1. The sharp part of a tool, such as the cutting edge of a knife or axe.

2. A pointed and threaded tool for drilling and boring that is secured in a brace, bitstock, or drill press.

3. The part of a key that enters the lock and engages the bolt and tumblers.

4. The tip of the mouthpiece on a pipe or a cigarette or cigar holder.

5. The metal mouthpiece of a bridle, serving to control, curb, and direct an animal.

6. Something that controls, guides, or curbs.

tr.v. bit·ted, bit·ting, bits

1. To place a bit in the mouth of (a horse, for example).

2. To check or control with or as if with a bit.

3. To make or grind a bit on (a key).

Idiom:

have/take the bit in one's teeth

To be uncontrollable; cast off restraint.

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[Middle English bite, from Old English, act of biting; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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bit ³

 (bĭt)

n. Computers

A binary digit, having either the value 0 or 1, used to store or represent data.

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[From b(inary dig)it.]

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bit ⁴

 (bĭt)

v.

Past tense and a past participle of bite.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	bit by bit - a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" in stages, little by little, piecemeal
	2.	bit by bit - in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" gradually, step by step

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

تَدريجيّا، شَيْئا فَشَيْئا

kousek po kousku

gradvis

Stück für Stücknach und nach

petit à petitpeu à peupièce à pièce

smám saman

a poco a poco

paulatim

gradvislitt etter litt

po troche

azar azar

渐渐地

bit¹

(bit) noun

1. a small piece. a bit of bread. stukkie جُزْءٌ أو قِطْعَطةٌ صَغيرَه късче pedaço kousek das Stückchen bid; lille stykke κομματάκιpedacito tükike خرده؛ ذره pieni palanen morceauחתיכה, חלק टुकड़ा komadić darab sepotong brot morso, boccone 小片 작은 조각 gabaliukas gabaliņš; drusciņa secebis stukbit, lite stykkekawałek توته pedaço bucăţică кусочек kúsok košček komad bit, stycke ชิ้นเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ kırıntı, ufak bir parça, az miktar 少許 шматок; крихта چھوٹا سا ٹکڑہ miếng; mẩu 少量，少许，小片，小块

2. a piece of any size. a bit of advice. stukkie مِقْدارٌ ضَئيلٌ парченце pedaço trocha; malý etwas stykke; smule κομμάτι, μέρος, ποσότητα από κτ. pequeño tükk تکه؛ قطعه kappale petitחלק किसी भी आकार का एक टुकड़ा malo kicsi(t) sedikit ögn, svolítið (af e-u) un poco* 少し 약간 truputis, nedaug neliels daudzums sedikit stuk, watstykke, smuleodrobina توکړه pedaço mic частица trocha kanček malo litet, något, en smula ชิ้นส่วนขนาดใดก็ได้ bir, biraz 一點兒 трохи کسی سائز کا ایک ٹکڑہ đoạn ngắn 一些，一点

3. a short time. Wait a bit longer. bietjie فَقْرَةٌ قَصيرَه малко um pouco chvilka ein bißchen lidt; et øjeblik για λίγο un poco, un poquito, un segundo natuke مدتی کوتاه؛ کمی lyhyt aika un peuרגע छोटा अंश malo kicsi(t) sebentar stundarkorn un po'* ちょっとの間 잠깐 trupučiukas drusku; mazliet sedikit beetjelitt, øyeblikktrochę تیته وخت um pouco puţin чуть-чуть, немного chvíľka hipec malo en liten stund, ett litet tag เวลาชั่วครู่ biraz, azıcık 一會兒 трохи تھوڑا سا một lát 一会儿

4. (computers) the smallest unit of memory. bis بت: أصغر وِحْدَةٌ في الذّاكِرَه (كومبيوتر) бит bit bit der Bit bit η μικρότερη μονάδα μνήμης του Η/Υ bit, unidad de información bitt بیت bitti bitסיבית कम्प्यूटर स्मृति की न्यूनतम इकाई bit bit bit ビット（情報の基本単位） 비트(정보량을 재는 기본 단위) bitas bits bit bitbit, binærsifferbit بيت бит bit, najmenšia jednotka pamäte počítača bit bit bit หน่วยวัดความจุข้อมูล bit, ikil (電腦)位元 біт کمپیوٹر کی یاددشت کی سب سے چھوٹی اکائی con số nhị phân （计算机）位元，比特

ˈbitty (informal) adjective

made up of small, unrelated pieces. We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty. stuk-stuk مُتَقَطِّع، مُكَوَّنٌ مِن قِطَعٍ صَغيرَةٍ направен от малки несвързани части desconexo nesouvislý dürftig usammenhængende αποσπασματικόςfragmentado, poco coherente, descosido hajus در هم بر هم؛ ناپیوسته hajanainen décousu עֲשוּי טלָאִים बिखरा-बिखरा rascjepkan egyenetlen sepotong-sepotong brotakenndur, sundurlaus frammentario 断片的な 조그만 fragmentiškas, nerišlus saraustīts; fragmentārs sepotong-sepotong onsamenhangendoppstykket, usammenhengende, i småbiter niespójny نا پیونده descozido бессвязный nesúvislý nepovezan skrpljen osammanhängande, [små]plottrig ซึ่งเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ bölük pörçük, dağınık 片斷的 порізнений; уривчастий چھوٹی چھوٹی rất ngắn 片断的

bit by bit

gradually. Move the pile of rocks bit by bit. stappie vir stappie تَدريجيّا، شَيْئا فَشَيْئا постепенно pouco a pouco kousek po kousku Stück für Stück stykke for stykke; gradvis κομμάτι κομμάτι, λίγο λίγοpoco a poco vähehaaval کم کم؛ به تدریج vähän kerrassaan peu à peuבהדרגה एक-एक कर postupno apránként sedikit demi sedikit smám saman a poco a poco 少しづつ 서서히 po truputį, palaipsniui pa druskai; pamazām sedikit demi sedikit stukje voor stukje litt etter litt, gradvis po kawałku کم کم pouco a pouco puţin câte puţin постепенно po kúskoch, po troche postopoma deo po deo bit för bit อย่างทีละน้อย azar azar 漸漸地 потроху تھوڑا تھوڑا کر کے dần dần; từ từ 渐渐地

do one's bit

to take one's share in a task. Each of us will have to do his bit if we are to finish the job soon. sy deeltjie doen يُؤَدّي ما عَلَيْهِ، يُشارِكُ давам своя дял за contribuir přispět (se svou troškou do mlýna) seine Pflicht tun gøre sit συνεισφέρω, κάνω αυτό που μου αναλογεί poner de su parte, colaborar, hacer la debida contribución (oma) panust andma سهم کسی را به عهده گرفتن tehdä oma osuutensa faire sa part לַעֲשוֹת אֶת חֶלְקוֹ अपनी तरफ से कोशिश करना obaviti svoje kiveszi a részét bagian tugas leggja sitt af mörkum fare la propria parte, fare il proprio dovere 自分の役割を果たす 본분을 다하다 įnešti savo indėlį, prisidėti izpildīt pienākumu memberi sumbangan het zijne doen gjøre sitt robić swoje د یوه سری ویشتل contribuir a-şi face partea/treaba вносить свою лепту urobiť svoj diel prispevati svoj delež uraditi svoj deo göra sin [an]del ช่วยเท่าที่จะทำได้ üstüne düşeni yapmak, kendi payına düşeni yapmak 盡己之力 внести свою частку اپنے حصے کا تھوڑا سا góp phần 做自己份内的事，尽自己的一分力量

in, to bits

in(to) usually small pieces. The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits. skerwe, stukkies إِرَبا، قِطَعا صَغيرَةً на малки парченца em pedaços na kousky, nadranc in Stücke småstykker; i stykker σε μικρά κομμάτια (hecho) añicos/pedazos kildudena, osadeks تکه های کوچک؛ قطعات تشکیل دهنده palasiksi en morceaux/pièces (détachées) לְחֲתִיכוֹת टुकड़ों में बिखरना na komadiće darabokra, darabokban berkeping-keping brot, bútur; í sundur in pezzi こなごなに 산산이 į šipulius/gabaliukus druskās; sīkos gabaliņos hingga berkecai in stukken, uit elkaar småstykker, i stykker w kawałkach, na kawałki کوچنی تکه em pedaços în bucăţi вдребезги; на куски na kúsky v koscih; na dele rastaviti u delove i [små]bitar เป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย param parça, parça parça 小碎片 на шматки; на частини ٹکڑیوں میں nhỏ xíu 小碎片

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