January 16, 2019 Word of the Day
plural baits
A small fish placed on a hook, as bait
Definition of BAIT
: something (such as a piece of food) that is used to attract fish or animals so they can be caught
[noncount]
We always use live bait [=worms that are alive] when we fish.
cheese used for/as bait in mousetraps
Wait until the fish takes the bait.
[count]
a wide selection of lures and baits
— often used figuratively
using bargains as bait for shoppers [=using bargains to attract shoppers]
The police waited for the bank robbers to take the bait. [=to be tricked into doing the thing that would cause them to be trapped or caught]
(chiefly British) The interviewer kept asking the politician whether he was lying, and he rose to the bait by getting angry.
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