English to English
bait
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noun (n)
- Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- lure, entice, or entrap with bait(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- attack with dogs or set dogs upon(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.(verb)source: webster1913
- To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.(verb)source: webster1913
- To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.(verb)source: webster1913