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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
bait
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-
on, hook, lure, sweetener]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: 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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes),
to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.]
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), 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.
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Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting
at Newmarket. --Evelyn.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.]
1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other
animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or
net.
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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found
burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.
[root]87. See Bite.]
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1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for
sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
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6. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The
best kind is beauty.
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Thesaurus Results for bait:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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