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   Bait

   /bāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. food used to entice fish or other animals as prey: "herrings make excellent bait for pike" Similar luredecoyflytrolljigplugteaser
   • ▪ an allurement; a thing intended to tempt or entice: "many potential buyers are reluctant to take the bait" Similar enticementluredecoysnaretrapsirencarrotattractiondrawmagnetincentivetemptationallurementincitementinducementinformal:come-on
   • 2. variant spelling of bate

   verb

   • 1. deliberately annoy or taunt (someone): "the other boys reveled in baiting him about his love of literature"
   • ▪ torment (a trapped or restrained animal), especially by allowing dogs to attack it: "people who bait badgers"
   • 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"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. baiter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   How can bait be used to persecute or exasperate someone?

   • bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy.

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   What is the best type of bait to use when fishing?

   • The fishermen bought some worms to use as bait. Lawyers making the investment offering will find out today whether someone is ready to take the bait. You can bait the mousetrap with a piece of cheese. She enjoys baiting her brother by teasing him about his girlfriend. Tomcat bait mimics worms -- the primary food source of moles.

   BAIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What are the common uses of bait?

   • 1. a. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. b. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose. 2. An enticement, temptation, or provocation: He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument.

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   What is the definition of bait?

   • n. 1. a. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. b. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose. 2. An enticement, temptation, or provocation: He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument.

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   Learn the meaning of bait as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Bait can mean to harass, tease, entice, or use food or poison to attract animals or fish.

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   to worry, torment, or persecute, especially with malicious remarks: a nasty habit of baiting defenseless subordinates. Synonyms: pester, heckle, badger. to tease: They love to bait him about his gaudy ties. to feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.

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   Bait is a noun or verb that can mean a small amount of food to catch fish or animals, or something that is said or offered to make people react in a particular way. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and collocations of bait with examples and translations.

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   4 days ago · 1. something edible, such as soft bread paste, worms, or pieces of meat, fixed to a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals. 2. an enticement; temptation. 3. a variant spelling of bate 4.

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   May 21, 2024 · Definitions of 'bait' 1. Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals. [...] 2. If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it. [...] 3. To use something as bait means to use it to trick or persuade someone to do something. [...] More. Conjugations of 'bait' present simple: I bait, you bait [...]