Found 4 items, similar to Bait.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: bait
memberi umpan, umpan
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: bait
abode, distich, stanza, verse
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bait
bait
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn:
come-on,
hook,
lure,
sweetener]
2: something used to lure victims into danger [syn:
decoy,
lure]
v 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” [syn:
tease,
razz,
rag,
cod,
tantalize,
tantalise,
taunt,
twit,
rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bait
Bait
\Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87.
See
Bite.]
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1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for
sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
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Bait
\Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See
Bait, v. t.]
1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other
animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or
net.
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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zo["o]l.), a crustacean of the genus
Hippa
found burrowing in sandy beaches. See
Anomura.
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Bait
\Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i.
To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment
of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
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Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting
at Newmarket. --Evelyn.
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Bait
\Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes),
to flap or flutter. See
Batter, v. t.]
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a
hawk when she stoops to her prey.
“Kites that bait and
beat.” --Shak.
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