Bite to eat, but not nuts at first, in bed (4) Crossword Clue

(noun)

1. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
2. the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
3. a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
4. a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
5. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
6. a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
7. any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
8. the quantity contained in a sack
9. an enclosed space

(verb)

1. put in a sack
2. make as a net profit
3. plunder (a town) after capture
4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

(noun)

1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
3. an honours degree of the highest class
4. the first element in a countable series
5. the first or highest in an ordering or series
6. the time at which something is supposed to begin

(adjective)

1. preceding all others in time or space or degree
2. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

(adverb)

1. before anything else
2. the initial time
3. prominently forward
4. before another in time, space, or importance

(adjective satellite)

1. ranking above all others
2. serving to begin
3. serving to set in motion
4. indicating the beginning unit in a series