#1 bit n. [spot] 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". wn
#2 bit n. [chip, flake, fleck, scrap] a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye". wn
#3 bit n. [moment, mo, minute, second] an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit". wn
#4 bit n. [piece] an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck". wn
#5 bit n. 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". wn
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