a small piece or quantity of something;
"a spot of tea"
"a bit of paper"
"a bit of lint"
"I gave him a bit of my mind"
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
an indefinitely short time;
"wait just a moment"
"in a mo"
"it only takes a minute"
"in just a bit"
an instance of some kind;
"it was a nice piece of work"
"he had a bit of good luck"
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding;
"the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states;
"there are 8 bits in a byte"
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
"all they had left was a bit of bread"
a small fragment;
"overheard snatches of their conversation"
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
"he did his act three times every evening"
"she had a catchy little routine"
"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;
"he looked around for the right size bit"