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something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way: Free holidays were offered as bait to customers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. take the bait. bait. verb [ T ]
The meaning of BAIT is to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks : to try to make angry with criticism or insults. How to use bait in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bait.
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. We hope that potential investors will take the bait. We'll put out the bait and see what happens.
Definition of bait verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that you use to persuade someone to do something. bait. verb [ T ] uk / beɪt / us. bait verb [T] (FISHING) to put food in or on something to try to catch fish or animals: a mouse trap baited with cheese. bait verb [T] (LAUGH) to try to make someone angry by laughing at them or criticizing them.
verb (used with object) to prepare (a hook or trap) with bait. to entice by deception or trickery so as to entrap or destroy: using fake signal lights to bait the ships onto the rocks. to attract, tempt, or captivate. to set dogs upon (an animal) for sport. to worry, torment, or persecute, especially with malicious remarks:
1. a. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. b. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose. 2. An enticement, temptation, or provocation: He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument. v. bait·ed, bait·ing, baits. v.tr. 1.
Some common synonyms of bait are badger, chivy, heckle, hector, and hound. While all these words mean "to harass by efforts to break down," bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. baited the chained dog.
1. variable noun. 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. He baited his hook with pie. [VERB noun + with] The boys dug pits and baited them. [VERB noun] ...baited lures.
Definitions of bait. noun. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. synonyms: decoy, lure. see more. noun. anything that serves as an enticement. synonyms: come-on, hook, lure, sweetener. see more. verb. lure, entice, or entrap with bait. see more. verb. attack with dogs or set dogs upon. see more.
