ALL meanings of bated
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B b - adjective bated (of breath) held 3
- verb with object bated to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm. 1
- verb with object bated to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes. 1
- verb without object bated (of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear. 1
- idioms bated with bated breath, with breath drawn in or held because of anticipation or suspense: We watched with bated breath as the runners approached the finish line. 1
- noun bated the solution used. 1
- noun bated In great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly. 1
- verb bated simple past tense and past participle of bate. 0
- adjective bated Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath. 0