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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
- /beɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyt]
- /beɪt/
Definitions of baiting word
- noun baiting food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc. 1
- noun baiting a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests. 1
- noun baiting an allurement; enticement: Employees were lured with the bait of annual bonuses. 1
- noun baiting an object for pulling molten or liquefied material, as glass, from a vat or the like by adhesion. 1
- noun baiting 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 baiting British Slang. food. 1
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Origin of baiting
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 Baiting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
baiting 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.
baiting usage trend in Literature
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noun baiting
- provocation — the act of provoking.
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