To bite or nip with the teeth; to bark or snap at; to sting or bite like an insect.

To grip or hold firmly with a tool, such as pliers; to interlock like gears or screws.

To implicate or involve others, often falsely, in a crime or accusation; to lash out at someone.

To pronounce or enunciate speech sounds

To pursue or follow closely behind an opponent in a competition or a chase.

To irritate the skin or corrode metals through chemical action.

(bound form) Used in the word 咬咬 jiāo​jiāo to describe the sound of birds chirping or singing.

To stick to what one has said; to be firm or fixed in a statement or accusation

To be nitpicking or pedantic about the use of words or phrasing