The difference between Bit and Piecemeal

When used as nouns, bit means a piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal, whereas piecemeal means a fragment.

When used as adverbs, bit means to a small extent, whereas piecemeal means piece by piece.

When used as verbs, bit means to put a bridle upon, whereas piecemeal means to divide or distribute piecemeal.

When used as adjectives, bit means bitten, whereas piecemeal means made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bit and Piecemeal

  1. Bit as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."

  2. Bit as a noun:

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

  3. Bit as a noun (dated, British):

    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.)

    Examples:

    "a threepenny bit'"

  4. Bit as a noun (obsolete, Canada):

    A ten-cent piece, dime.

  5. Bit as a noun (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.)

    Examples:

    "A quarter is two bits."

  6. Bit as a noun (historical, US):

    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.

  7. Bit as a noun:

    A small amount of something.

    Examples:

    "There were bits of paper all over the floor. Does your leg still hurt? / Just a bit now. I've done my bit; I expect you to do yours."

  8. Bit as a noun (informal):

    Specifically, a small amount of time.

    Examples:

    "I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first. He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out."

  9. Bit as a noun:

    A portion of something.

    Examples:

    "I'd like a big bit of cake, please."

  10. Bit as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Am I bored? Not a bit of it!"

  11. Bit as a noun (slang):

    A prison sentence, especially a short one.

  12. Bit as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show."

  13. Bit as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  14. Bit as a noun:

    The cutting iron of a plane.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  1. Bit as an adverb:

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

    Examples:

    "That's a bit too sweet."

  1. Bit as a verb (transitive):

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

  1. Bit as a verb:

    Examples:

    "Your dog bit me!"

  2. Bit as a verb (informal, _, in, _, US, archaic, _, in, _, UK):

    , bitten

    Examples:

    "I have been bit by your dog!"

  1. Bit as an adjective (colloquial):

    bitten.

    Examples:

    "Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him."

  2. Bit as an adjective (only in combination):

    Having been bitten.

  1. Bit as a noun (mathematics, computing):

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

  2. Bit as a noun (computing):

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

  3. Bit as a noun (information theory, cryptography):

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

    Examples:

    "status bits on IRC; permission bits in a file system"

  4. Bit as a noun (information theory):

    A unit of measure for information entropy.

  5. Bit as a noun:

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

  1. Piecemeal as an adjective:

    Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

  1. Piecemeal as an adverb:

    Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

  2. Piecemeal as an adverb:

    Into pieces or parts.

  1. Piecemeal as a verb (transitive):

    To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.

  1. Piecemeal as a noun:

    A fragment; a scrap.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek R. Vaughan"

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