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Bait

Bait Meaning & Definition
Bait Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bait?

[n] something used to lure victims into danger
[n] anything that serves as an enticement
[v] harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
[v] attack with dogs or set dogs upon
[v] lure, entice, or entrap with bait

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bait: cod | come-on | decoy | hook | lure | lure | rag | rally | razz | ride | sweetener | tantalise | tantalize | taunt | tease | twit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bait: aggravate | allure | allurement | annoy | badger | bait the hook | baited trap | be at | bedevil | beset | birdlime | bite | blandish | bola | bother | bribe | bristle | brown off | bug | bullyrag | burn up | cajole | carrot | charm | chivy | coax | cobweb | come-on | decoy | decoy duck | devil | discompose | distemper | disturb | dog | dragnet | draw | draw in | draw on | drawcard | drawing card | encouragement | endearment | ensnare | entice | enticement | entrap | exasperate | exercise | fash | fillip | fishhook | flirt | flirt with | fly | get | gill net | give the come-on | gripe | ground bait | harass | harry | haze | heckle | hector | hook | hound | incentive | incitement | inducement | interest | inveigh | inveigle | inveiglement | invitation | irk | jig | lariat | lasso | lead on | lime | lure | meshes | miff | molest | morsel | nag | needle | net | nettle | noose | nudzh | offer bait to | payment | peeve | percentage | persecute | persuasive | pester | pick on | piece | pique | plague | pluck the beard | plug | pother | pound net | profit | provocation | provoke | purse seine | push around | rag | reward | ride | rile | roil | rope in | ruffle | seduce | seducement | seine | snare | sniggle | spinner | springe | squid | stimulation | stimulative | stimulus | suck in | sweetener | sweetening | tease | tempt | temptation | toils | toll | torment | trap | trawl | try the patience | tweak the nose | vex | whet | wobbler | woo | worry

See Also | assail | assault | attack | banter | barrack | bemock | chaff | device | entice | enticement | fish lure | fisherman's lure | flout | gibe | ground bait | jeer | jolly | josh | kid | lure | mock | scoff | set on | stool pigeon | tempt | temptation | trap

Bait In Webster's Dictionary

\Bait\, n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See {Bait}, v. i.] 1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net. 2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. --Fairfax. 3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 4. A light or hasty luncheon. {Bait bug} (Zo["o]l), a crustacean of the genus {Hippa} found burrowing in sandy beaches. See {Anomura}.
\Bait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit?n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig. to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. 2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. --Holland. 3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. A crooked pin . . . bailed with a vile earthworm. --W. Irving.
\Bait\, v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton. My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. --Evelyn.
\Bait\, v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes), to flap or flutter. See {Batter}, v. i.] To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. ``Kites that bait and beat.'' --Shak.

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