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noun
- 1. food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey: "herrings make excellent bait for pike" Similar
- 2. variant spelling of bate
verb
- 1. deliberately annoy or taunt (someone): "the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature"
- 2. put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals: "I used a hook baited with fat"
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bait noun (FISH/ANIMAL) Add to word list. [ U ] a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal: They were digging up worms to use for bait. We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word bait, as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how bait can refer to food, lure, poison, or harassment.
Learn the meaning of bait as a noun and a verb in English, with examples of usage and translations. Bait can refer to food for fishing, a trick to persuade someone, or a way to annoy someone.
a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal: They were digging up worms to use for bait. We put down some poisoned bait to kill the rats. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hunting & fishing. angler. angling. anti-hunter. anti-hunting. barb. fishing line.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word bait in different contexts, such as fishing, hunting, teasing, or tempting. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and related words for bait in British and American English.
a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want. The police used him as bait to trap the killers. He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. See bait in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: bait.
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