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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
- /beɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
Definitions of baited word
- noun baited food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 1
- noun baited a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. 1
- noun baited an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. 1
- noun baited an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. 1
- noun baited South Midland and Southern U.S. a large or sufficient quantity or amount: He fetched a good bait of wood. an excessive quantity or amount. 1
- noun baited British Slang. food. 1
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Origin of baited
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 Baited
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baited 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun baited
- chicaned — Simple past tense and past participle of chicane.
- feinted — a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
verb baited
adjective baited
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
Antonyms for baited
verb baited
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- repelled — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- delighted — If you are delighted, you are extremely pleased and excited about something.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
Top questions with baited
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