Bet vs. Bit

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Betnoun

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).

Betnoun

A degree of certainty.

Betnoun

alternative form of beth

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

Betverb

To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

Betverb

(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

Betpreposition

(knitting) between

Betnoun

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager.

Betverb

To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.

Bet

imp. & p. p. of Beat.

Betadjective

An early form of Better.

Betnoun

the money risked on a gamble

Betnoun

the act of gambling;

Betverb

maintain with or as if with a bet;

Betverb

stake on the outcome of an issue;

Betverb

have faith or confidence in;

Betverb

risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game

Betverb

risk a sum of money against (someone) on the outcome or likelihood of a future event

Betverb

used to express certainty

Betnoun

an act of betting a sum of money

Betnoun

a sum of money staked

Betnoun

a candidate or option offering a specified likelihood of success

Betnoun

one's opinion about a future event

Bitnoun

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

Bitnoun

A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.

Bitnoun

A coin of a specified value. (Also formerly used for a nine-pence coin in the British Caribbean, and a fourpenny piece, or groat, in the British West Indies.)

Bitnoun

A ten-cent piece, dime.

Bitnoun

(US) An eighth of a dollar. Note that there is no coin minted worth 12.5 cents. (When this term first came into use, the Spanish 8 reales coin was widely used as a dollar equivalent, and thus the 1 real coin was equivalent to 12.5 cents.)

Bitnoun

In the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.

Bitnoun

A small amount of something.

Bitnoun

(informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.

Bitnoun

A portion of something.

Bitnoun

Somewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree.

Bitnoun

(slang) A prison sentence, especially a short one.

Bitnoun

An excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc.

Bitnoun

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Bitnoun

The cutting iron of a plane.

Bitnoun

A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.

Bitnoun

(computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.

Bitnoun

Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.

Bitnoun

(information theory) A unit of measure for information entropy.

Bitnoun

A microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC).

Bitadverb

To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").

Bitverb

(transitive) To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).

Bitverb

, bitten

Bitadjective

(colloquial) bitten.

Bitadjective

(only in combination) Having been bitten.

Bitnoun

The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which the reins are fastened.

Bitnoun

Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.

Bitnoun

In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.

Bitnoun

A part of anything, such as may be bitten off or taken into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of anything; a little; a mite.

Bitnoun

Somewhat; something, but not very great.

Bitnoun

A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See Bitstock.

Bitnoun

The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

Bitnoun

The cutting iron of a plane.

Bitnoun

In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.

Bitverb

To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.

Bit

imp. & p. p. of Bite.

Bit

the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.

Bit

the physical representation of a bit of information in a computer memory or a data storage medium. Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic storage medium it may be represented by the direction of magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a particular point on the card or tape.

Bit

3d sing. pr. of Bid, for biddeth.

Bitnoun

a small quantity;

Bitnoun

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole;

Bitnoun

an indefinitely short time;

Bitnoun

an instance of some kind;

Bitnoun

piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding;

Bitnoun

a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states;

Bitnoun

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;

Bitnoun

a small fragment;

Bitnoun

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

Bitnoun

the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;

Bitnoun

a small piece, part, or quantity of something

Bitnoun

a short time or distance

Bitnoun

a fairly large amount

Bitnoun

a set of actions or ideas associated with a specific group or activity

Bitnoun

a girl or young woman

Bitnoun

a person's genitals

Bitnoun

a unit of 12 1/2 cents (used only in even multiples).

Bitnoun

a mouthpiece, typically made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse.

Bitnoun

a tool or piece for boring or drilling

Bitnoun

the cutting or gripping part of a plane, pincers, or other tool.

Bitnoun

the part of a key that engages with the lock lever.

Bitnoun

the copper head of a soldering iron.

Bitnoun

a unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation.

Bitverb

put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Bitverb

restrain

Bit

The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communications. The name is a contraction of binary digit.

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