Bait: meaning, definitions and examples
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bait
[ beษชt ]
fishing
Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used to entice fish or animals. Bait can be live, dead, or artificial.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He used a worm as bait to catch the fish.
- The hunter set up a trap with bait to catch the wild animal.
trick
To deliberately annoy or taunt (someone). To intentionally deceive or trick (someone) into a particular situation.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The scammer baited the victim into revealing personal information.
- She knew he was baiting her, but she refused to engage.
Translations
Translations of the word "bait" in other languages:
๐ต๐น isca
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคพเคฐเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Kรถder
๐ฎ๐ฉ umpan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะธะผะฐะฝะบะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ przynฤta
๐ฏ๐ต ้ค (esa)
๐ซ๐ท appรขt
๐ช๐ธ cebo
๐น๐ท yem
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฏธ๋ผ (mikki)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุทูุนูู (แนญuสฟm)
๐จ๐ฟ nรกvnada
๐ธ๐ฐ nรกvnada
๐จ๐ณ ่ฏฑ้ฅต (yรฒu'ฤr)
๐ธ๐ฎ vaba
๐ฎ๐ธ beita
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะตะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแ (nadavli)
๐ฆ๐ฟ yem
๐ฒ๐ฝ cebo
Word origin
The word 'bait' originated from the Old Norse word 'beita', meaning 'to cause to bite, to feed'. Over time, it evolved to encompass the concept of using food or other enticements to attract fish or animals. The verb form, meaning to provoke or deceive, emerged in the 17th century. 'Bait' has been commonly used in fishing and hunting contexts for centuries.