bait (noun)
1bait — ► NOUN ▪ food put on a hook or in a trap to entice fish or other animals. ► VERB 1) taunt or tease. 2) set dogs on (a trapped or restrained animal). 3) put bait on or in. ● rise to the bait Cf. ↑rise to the bait …
2bait-and-switch — ˌbait and ˈswitch adjective [only before a noun] MARKETING if sellers use bait and switch methods, they attract customers by telling them about a cheap product which may or may not exist, and then persuade them to buy a more expensive one: •… …
3bait casting — noun the single handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait • Hypernyms: ↑casting, ↑cast * * * noun : the single handed rod casting of a relatively heavy and usually artificial bait which carries out with it the light and soft line …
4bait and switch — noun a) An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and… …
5bait — I (harass) verb afflict, affront, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, agonize, anger, annoy, arouse, attack, badger, be malevolent, be offensive, beset, besiege, bother, browbeat, cause resentment, chafe, compel, deride, detract, discommode, displease …
6bait — noun 1》 food used to entice fish or other animals as prey. 2》 variant spelling of bate1. verb 1》 deliberately annoy or taunt. 2》 allow dogs to attack (a trapped or restrained animal). 3》 put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, etc.). Phrases… …
7bait box — noun a) a box used to keep bait b) A small box, in which poison is kept, with space for small animals e.g. rats to eat from …
8bait car — noun A vehicle used as a decoy by police to help apprehend car thieves, often equipped to be tracked by GPS and to be disabled remotely. The whole premise behind the police departments bait car program is to entice an auto thief to take the… …
9bait dog — noun A dog that is used to test another dogs fighting instinct. The bait is mauled or killed in the process …
10bait bug — noun : a small crustacean of the genus Emerita found burrowing in sandy beaches and used for fish bait …
