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- DictionaryBait/bāt/
noun
- 1. food used to entice fish or other animals as prey: "herrings make excellent bait for pike"
- 2. variant spelling of bate
verb
- 1. deliberately annoy or taunt (someone): "the other boys reveled in baiting him about his love of literature"
- 2. prepare (a hook, trap, net, or fishing area) with bait to entice fish or animals as prey: "she baited a trap with carrots and corn"