Bait

Definition:

(v. i.) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
(v. i.) Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
(v. i.) A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
(v. i.) A light or hasty luncheon.
(v. t.) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
(v. t.) To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
(v. t.) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
(v. i.) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
(v. i.) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

Compare bait with other words:

bait vs. beckon

bait vs. kibblings

bait vs. bearhound

bait vs. ragworm

allure vs. bait

badgerer vs. bait

bait vs. nosebag

bait vs. hellgramite

bait vs. bullfight

angleworm vs. bait

bait vs. bobber

bait vs. ligger

bait vs. baiter

allurement vs. bait

bait vs. gudgeon

bait vs. tantalize

bait vs. minnow

bait vs. flutter

bait vs. harass

bait vs. threaten

bait vs. torment

bait vs. entice

bait vs. baiting

bait vs. luncheon

bait vs. refreshment

bait vs. enticement

bait vs. temptation

alluring vs. bait

bait vs. substance

bait vs. crayfish