tease bait

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• 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 — [bāt] vt. [ME baiten < ON beita < Gmc * baitian, caus. of * bitan: for base see BITE] 1. a) to set attacking dogs against [people formerly baited chained bears for sport] b) to attack as such dogs do 2. to torment or harass with unprovoked …   English World dictionary

• tease — index badger, bait (harass), bait (lure), cajole, discompose, harrow, harry ( …   Law dictionary

• bait — [n] something for luring allurement, attraction, bribe, come on*, drag, enticement, inducement, lure, seducement, shill, snare, temptation, trap; concept 709 bait [v1] lure allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, draw, entice, fascinate, lead on,… …   New thesaurus

• tease — *tantalize, pester, plague, harass, harry, *worry, annoy Analogous words: *bait, badger, hector, chivy: importune, adjure, *beg: fret, chafe, gall (see ABRADE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• tease — [v] aggravate, provoke annoy, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chaff, devil, disturb, dog*, gibe, give a hard time*, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, hector, importune, jive*, josh, lead on*, mock, needle*, nudge, pester, pick… …   New thesaurus

• bait — baiter, n. /bayt/, n. 1. food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 2. a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. 3. an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. 4. an object for… …   Universalium

• bait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lure, temptation. v. t. decoy, lure, tempt; tease, torment, badger. See attraction, malevolence, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lure, inducement, bribe; see attraction 2 . v. 1. [To provide with… …   English dictionary for students

• 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 — [[t]beɪt[/t]] n. 1) food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc 2) a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests 3) an allurement; enticement 4) spo to prepare (a hook or trap) with bait 5) to lure, as with bait 6) to set… …   From formal English to slang