Definition of bait

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Bait (v. t.) 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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Sarabaite :: Sarabaite (n.) One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the early church.
Angle :: Angle (n.) A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod..
Bait :: Bait (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..
Chum :: Chum (n.) Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait..
Sniggle :: Sniggle (v. i.) To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places.
Angle :: Angle (v. i.) To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise..
Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To attack; to bait.
Cynarctomachy :: Cynarctomachy (n.) Bear baiting with a dog.
Ligger :: Ligger (n.) A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See Leger, a..
Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook..
Bite :: Bite (v.) The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite..
Bearhound :: Bearhound (n.) A hound for baiting or hunting bears.
Lugworm :: Lugworm (n.) A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm..
Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..
Inescate :: Inescate (v. t.) To allure; to lay a bait for.
Hellgramite :: Hellgramite (n.) The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect (Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera..
Sliver :: Sliver (n.) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
Baiting :: Baiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bai.
Nibble :: Nibble (v. t.) To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes nibble at the bait..
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