Definitions of Bait [ɪt]

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Definition of 'Bait'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) bait
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.

2.  bait
a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests.

3.  bait
an allurement; enticement.

4. (v.t.) bait
to prepare (a hook or trap) with bait.

5.  bait
to lure, as with bait.

6.  bait
to set dogs upon (an animal) for sport.

7.  bait
to torment, esp. with malicious remarks; harass.

8.  bait
to tease.

9.  bait
to feed and water (an animal) during a journey.

10. (v.i. Archaic.) bait
to stop for food or refreshment during a journey.

Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < ON, prob. reflecting both beita to pasture, hunt, chase with dogs or hawks (ult. causative of bīta to bite ) and beita fish bait)

Definition of 'Bait'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
anything that serves as an enticement

2. (verb) bait, decoy, lure
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

3. (verb) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
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"

4. (verb) bait
lure, entice, or entrap with bait

5. (verb) bait
attack with dogs or set dogs upon

Definition of 'Bait'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) bait
food to attract an animal or fish
Put some bait on the hook.

Definition of 'Bait'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Bait
any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net

2. (verb) Bait
anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation

3. (verb) Bait
a portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment

4. (verb) Bait
a light or hasty luncheon

5. (verb) Bait
to provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull

6. (verb) Bait
to give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses

7. (verb) Bait
to furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook

8. (verb) Bait
to stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey

9. (verb) Bait
to flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey

Translation of 'Bait'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: food used to attract fish, animals etc which one wishes to catch, kill etc Before he went fishing he dug up some worms for bait.
Afrikaans: aas	Arabic: طُعْم لِصَيْدِ السَّمَك	Bulgarian: стръв
Brazilian: isca	Czech: návnada	German: der Köder
Danish: madding; agn; lokkemad	Greek: δόλωμα	Spanish: cebo, carnada, carnaza
Estonian: sööt	Farsi: طعمه	Finnish: syötti
French: appât	Hebrew: פִּתָיוֹן @@@פִּיתָיוֹן$$	Hindi: चारा
Croatian: mamac	Hungarian: csalétek	Indonesian: umpan
Icelandic: beita	Italian: esca	Japanese: えさ
Korean: 미끼	Lithuanian: jaukas	Latvian: ēsma
Malay: umpan	Dutch: lokaas	Norwegian: agn, lokkemat
Polish: przynęta	Persian: طعمه	Pashto: شومه (چه په ښكار كې استعم
Portuguese: isca	Romanian: momeală	Russian: наживка; приманка
Slovak: návnada	Slovenian: vaba	Serbian: mamac
Swedish: agn, bete	Thai: เหยื่อ	Turkish: yem, olta veya kapan yemi
Taiwanese: 誘餌	Ukrainian: наживка; принада	Urdu: پھانسنے کے لئے ڈالا ہوا چ
Vietnamese: mồi	Chinese: 饵料
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