The difference between Bit and Portion
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 portion means an allocated amount.
When used as verbs, bit means to put a bridle upon, whereas portion means to divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
Bit is also adverb with the meaning: to a small extent.
Bit is also adjective with the meaning: bitten.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bit and Portion
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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."
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Bit as a noun:
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
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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'"
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Bit as a noun (obsolete, Canada):
A ten-cent piece, dime.
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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."
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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.
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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."
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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."
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Bit as a noun:
A portion of something.
Examples:
"I'd like a big bit of cake, please."
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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!"
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Bit as a noun (slang):
A prison sentence, especially a short one.
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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."
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Bit as a noun:
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Bit as a noun:
The cutting iron of a plane.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Bit as an adverb:
To a small extent; in a small amount (usually with "a").
Examples:
"That's a bit too sweet."
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Bit as a verb (transitive):
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse).
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Bit as a verb:
Examples:
"Your dog bit me!"
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Bit as a verb (informal, _, in, _, US, archaic, _, in, _, UK):
, bitten
Examples:
"I have been bit by your dog!"
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Bit as an adjective (colloquial):
bitten.
Examples:
"Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him."
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Bit as an adjective (only in combination):
Having been bitten.
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Bit as a noun (mathematics, computing):
A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
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Bit as a noun (computing):
The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
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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"
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Bit as a noun (information theory):
A unit of measure for information entropy.
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Bit as a noun:
A , or a millionth of a (0.000001 BTC).
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Portion as a noun:
An allocated amount.
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Portion as a noun:
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
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Portion as a noun:
One's fate; lot.
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Portion as a noun:
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
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Portion as a noun:
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
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Portion as a verb (transitive):
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
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Portion as a verb (transitive):
To endow with a portion or inheritance.