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bait
Found in thesaurus: temptation, enticement, device, mock, bemock, tempt, lure, entice, assault, set on, attack, assail
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bait
n.
decoy, lure; enticement, seduction
v.
place bait on a hook or trap; tempt, lure, entice; badger, tease, harass
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Bait
Bait may refer to:
General
- Bait (luring substance), bait as a luring substance
- Bait-and-switch, a form of fraud
- Bait car, vehicle rigged by the police to catch auto thieves
- Dog-baiting, using dogs to worry or torment a chained or confined animal
- Fishing bait, bait used for fishing
- Flamebait, the intentional posting of inflammatory content to a public Internet discussion group
- Jailbait, person below the age of consent with whom sexual intercourse can constitute statutory rape
- Red-baiting, the act of persecuting people as communist, socialist, or anarchist
- Scam baiting
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bait
Noun
1. anything that serves as an enticement
(synonym) come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
(hypernym) temptation, enticement
2. something used to lure victims into danger
(synonym) decoy, lure
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) fisherman's lure, fish lure
(part-holonym) trap
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(hypernym) mock, bemock
(hyponym) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe
2. lure, entice, or entrap with bait
(hypernym) entice, lure, tempt
(derivation) come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
3. attack with dogs or set dogs upon
(hypernym) assail, assault, set on, attack
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bait
n.
návnada; lákadlo
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bait
Rzecz.
przynęta; przynęta; pokusa
