Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to bite
この蛇に噛まれたら死んじゃうんでしょ！？If this snake bites you, you'll die, right?!
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
ご飯はよく噛んで食べなさい。Chew your food well when you eat.
3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
なんか、すごく噛んだ。Man, I really stumbled over my words there.
4. to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
歯車がうまく噛んでいない。The gears aren't meshing properly.
6. to be involved in
あの事件には誰が噛んでいるんだ？Who's involved in that incident?
7. to convince; to persuade
used by Edo period prostitutes