bait a trap
11trap — n *lure, bait, decoy, snare Analogous words: stratagem, ruse, *trick, maneuver, gambit, ploy, artifice, wile, feint: *ambush, ambuscade: intrigue, machination, *plot, conspiracy trap vb entrap, snare, ensnare, bag, *catch, capture Analogous words …
12Bait car — For other uses, see Bait (disambiguation). For the American television series, see Bait Car. Mural publicizing the Bait Car program in a Vancouver parking garage A bait car, also called a decoy car, is a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies… …
13trap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pitfall, snare, net, deadfall; ambush; carriage; trapdoor; ( pl.) equipment, luggage. v. catch, entrap, [en]snare, net, enmesh, fool, ambush. See deception, vehicle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A device to …
14bait — [[t]be͟ɪt[/t]] baits, baiting, baited 1) N VAR Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals. 2) VERB If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it. [V n with n] He baited his hook with pie... [V n] …
15trap — n. device for catching animals or people stratagem for tricking unsuspecting people 1) to bait; set a trap for 2) to spring a trap on 3) to fall into a trap 4) to lure smb. into a trap 5) a booby; death trap; mousetrap; radar, speed trap; a sand… …
16trap — Synonyms and related words: Dionaea, French door, John Law, allure, allurement, ambuscade, ambush, ambushment, archway, artifice, back door, bag, bait, bait the hook, baited trap, barway, bazoo, beguile, birdlime, blind, bobby, booby trap,… …
17trap — I n 1. pitfall, deadfall; snare, gin, net; mine, booby trap, man trap. 2. device, ploy, artifice, stratagem, wile, subterfuge, ruse, trick, Archaic. trepan; lure, decoy, bait, hook, Sl. come on; ambush, ambuscade, Obs. ambuscado. 3.Slang. mouth,… …
18bait — {{11}}bait (n.) food put on a hook or trap to lure prey, c.1300, from O.N. beita food, related to O.N. beit pasture, O.E. bat food, lit. to cause to bite (see BAIT (Cf. bait) (v.)). Figurative sense anything used as a lure is from c.1400. The… …
19bait — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, allure, allurement, annoy, badger, bait the hook, baited trap, be at, bedevil, beset, birdlime, bite, blandish, bola, bother, bribe, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, cajole, carrot, charm, chivy,… …
20bait car — n. A vehicle, monitored by the police, that is used to tempt a car thief into stealing it. Also: bait vehicle (1996), bait truck (1999). bait car adj. Example Citations: Johnson joined the Vancouver police in an operation to trap thieves with… …
