bait
Webster Dictionary
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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show
Webster Dictionary
a pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp
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fan
Webster Dictionary
that which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion
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flamy
Webster Dictionary
flaming; blazing; flamelike; flame-colored; composed of flame
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blaze
Webster Dictionary
to shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes
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kindle
Webster Dictionary
to take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame
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quench
Webster Dictionary
to extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc
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kindle
Webster Dictionary
fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame
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bait
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to lure, as with bait.
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bite
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of fish) to take the bait.
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strike
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of fish) to take bait.
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angleworm
(ˈæŋ gəlˌwɜrm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an earthworm, as used for bait in angling.
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strike
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a fish) to snatch at (bait).
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fly-fish
(ˈflaɪ ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to fish with artificial flies as bait.
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cast
(æst, kɑst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to throw out (a fishing line, a net, bait, etc.).
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spin
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to fish with a spinning or revolving bait.
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bait
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to prepare (a hook or trap) with bait.
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nibble
(ˈnɪb əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a response by a fish to bait on a fishing line.
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strike
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a pull on the line by a fish taking bait.
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hellgrammite
(ˈhɛl grəˌmaɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
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clamworm
(ˈklæmˌwɜrm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of several polychaete worms of the genus Nereis, used as bait.
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reaction
Webster Dictionary
the mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame
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lure
(ʊər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
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chum
(ʃʌm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cut or ground bait dumped into the water to attract fish.
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rise
(ˈrɪz ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of fish) to come up toward the surface of the water in pursuit of food or bait.
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rise
(ˈrɪz ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the coming up of a fish toward the surface in pursuit of food or bait.
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baited
Webster Dictionary
of Bait
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baiting
Webster Dictionary
of Bait
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spinner
(ˈspɪn ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a fishing lure, as a spoon bait, that revolves in the water in trolling and casting.
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killifish
(ˈkɪl iˌfɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any small freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae, used as bait and for mosquito control.
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