What is "bitting"

Bit \Bit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bitting.] To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.

n. the part of a key that engages the tumblers to activate the lock vb. 1 (present participle of bit English) 2 (present participle of bitt English)

1. n. a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" [syn: spot]

2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: chip, flake, fleck, scrap]

3. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, minute, second]

4. an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece]

5. 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"

6. 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"

7. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bite]

8. a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" [syn: snatch]

9. 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" [syn: act, routine, number, turn]

10. 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"

11. [also: bitting, bitted]

See bit

1. See bite

2. [also: bitting, bitted]