bait+(verb)

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• bait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh, live ▪ He used maggots as live bait. VERB + BAIT ▪ dangle (often figurative), put out, set …   Collocations dictionary

• bait — I (harass) verb afflict, affront, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, agonize, anger, annoy, arouse, attack, badger, be malevolent, be offensive, beset, besiege, bother, browbeat, cause resentment, chafe, compel, deride, detract, discommode, displease …   Law dictionary

• bait — ► NOUN ▪ food put on a hook or in a trap to entice fish or other animals. ► VERB 1) taunt or tease. 2) set dogs on (a trapped or restrained animal). 3) put bait on or in. ● rise to the bait Cf. ↑rise to the bait …   English terms dictionary

• bait — [[t]be͟ɪt[/t]] baits, baiting, baited 1) N VAR Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals. 2) VERB If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it. [V n with n] He baited his hook with pie... [V n] …   English dictionary

• bait — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse beita; akin to Old English bǣtan to bait, bītan to bite more at bite Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks b. tease 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bait — /beɪt / (say bayt) noun 1. food or some substitute used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 2. food containing a harmful additive such as poison or razor blades used to lure and kill animals considered pests. 3. food containing a drug used to… …  

• bait — [13] Etymologically, the verb bait means ‘cause to bite’. It comes from Old Norse beita, a causative version of bita ‘bite’ (related to English bite). This took two semantic paths in English. In its aggressive mode, it meant literally ‘set dogs… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• bait — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) 1 food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that you can catch them: Worms make excellent fish bait. | take the bait (=eat it and be caught) 2 something used to make someone do something, buy something etc:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bait — I UK [beɪt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms bait : singular bait plural baits 1) food used for attracting and catching fish, birds, or animals 2) a) something that is offered in order to persuade someone to do something or buy… …   English dictionary

• bait — [13] Etymologically, the verb bait means ‘cause to bite’. It comes from Old Norse beita, a causative version of bita ‘bite’ (related to English bite). This took two semantic paths in English. In its aggressive mode, it meant literally ‘set dogs… …   Word origins

• bait — bait1 [ beıt ] noun count or uncount 1. ) food used for attracting and catching fish, birds, or animals 2. ) something that is offered in order to persuade someone to do something or buy something: INDUCEMENT: take the bait (=accept what is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English