Bait: meaning, definitions and examples

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bait

 

[ beษชt ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

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

enticement, lure, temptation

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.
Context #2 | Verb

trick

To deliberately annoy or taunt (someone). To intentionally deceive or trick (someone) into a particular situation.

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น isca

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคšเคพเคฐเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kรถder

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ umpan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะธะผะฐะฝะบะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przynฤ™ta

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้คŒ (esa)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท appรขt

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ cebo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yem

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฏธ๋ผ (mikki)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุทูุนู’ู… (แนญuสฟm)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nรกvnada

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nรกvnada

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฏฑ้ฅต (yรฒu'ฤ›r)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vaba

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ beita

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะตะผ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜ (nadavli)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ yem

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ cebo

Etymology

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.

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