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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.
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.
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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:
Definition of bait verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. baits. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. American Heritage. Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals. Webster's New World. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose. American Heritage. Anything used as a lure; enticement.
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.
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.
