bait
bait is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. Fairfax.
- 2.A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
- 3.A light or hasty luncheon. Bait bug (Zoöl), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
- 4.To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
- 5.To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. Holland.
- 6.To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. A crooked pin . . . bailed with a vile earthworm. W. Irving.
- 7.To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. Milton. My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting aEvelyn.
- 8.To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. "Kites that bait and beat." Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- better
- bite
- brace
- bracing
- break
- breath
- breathe
- breather
- catch
- cold
- come
- cream
- credulous
- cull
- cully
- deep
- draw
- drink
- dupe
- error
- fall
- fan
- feel
- five
- flat
- food
- fool
- freshen
- gather
- get
- giant
- gobemouche
- greenhorn
- gudgeon
- gull
- head
- hot
- ice
- inner
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is bait.
- What is anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. Fairfax called?
- What is a portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment called?
- What is a light or hasty luncheon. Bait bug (Zoöl), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura called?
- What is to provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull called?
- What is to give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. Holland called?
- What is to furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. A crooked pin . . . bailed with a vile earthworm. W. Irving called?
- What is to flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. "Kites that bait and beat." Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/bait
- Steward: Jason Burns