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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
- /beɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
Definitions of bait word
- variable noun bait Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals. 3
- verb bait If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it. 3
- variable noun bait To use something as bait means to use it to trick or persuade someone to do something. 3
- verb bait If you bait someone, you deliberately try to make them angry by teasing them. 3
- noun bait something edible, such as soft bread paste, worms, or pieces of meat, fixed to a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals 3
- noun bait an enticement; temptation 3
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Origin of bait
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English bait, beit (noun), baiten (v.) < Old Norse, probably reflecting both beita to pasture, hunt, chase with dogs or hawks (ultimately causative of bíta to bite; cf. bate3) and beita fish bait
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Parts of speech for Bait
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bait popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bait
noun bait
- lure — anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- temptation — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- come-on — inducement; lure.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- drag — drag and drop
verb bait
- seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- bedevil — If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time.
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- fascinate — to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
Antonyms for bait
noun bait
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
verb bait
- turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
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