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Word: Bait
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
beɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey
Short Definition:food used to entice fish
Examples:- herrings make excellent bait for pike
- fishing with live baits
Word: Bait
Speech Type: Verb
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
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