Word: Bait
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
beɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deliberately annoy or taunt (someone)
Short Definition:deliberately annoy someone
Examples:- the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature
Definition:
put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals
Short Definition:put bait on hook
Examples:- I used a hook baited with fat
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 10
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 9
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 9
