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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: bait (0.01079 detik)
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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. [1913 Webster] 2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. [1913 Webster] A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. [1913 Webster] 4. A light or hasty luncheon. [1913 Webster] Bait bug (Zo["o]l.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton. [1913 Webster] My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]

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