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bait
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- pronunciation:
- beIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
food used to attract and catch fish or animals.
We used worms as bait on our fishing trip.- similar words:
- decoy, lure, snare
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| definition 2: |
something that attracts; attraction; lure.
The shop used free coffee as bait to attract customers.- synonyms:
- attraction, lure
- similar words:
- allurement, appetizer, bribe, decoy, draw, incentive, trap
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| related words: |
allure |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
baits, baiting, baited |
| definition 1: |
to put bait on or in for the purposes of trapping or catching.
My father baited my hook for me.- similar words:
- decoy, set
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| definition 2: |
to try to anger by teasing or nagging.
My brother baited me into an argument.- synonyms:
- needle, provoke
- similar words:
- anger, annoy, badger, beset, harass, pester, plague, taunt, tease, torment
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| related words: |
heckle, trick |
| derivation: |
baiter (n.) |
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