[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bait \bait\ b=at, 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.
   1913 webster

         evil news rides post, while good news baits. --milton.
   1913 webster

         my lord's coach conveyed me to bury, and thence baiting
         at newmarket.                            --evelyn.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bait \bait\ b=at, n. icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
   to as. b=at food, sw. bete. see bait, v. t.
   1. any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other
      animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or
      net.
      1913 webster

   2. anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
      --fairfax.
      1913 webster

   3. a portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
      journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
      1913 webster

   4. a light or hasty luncheon.
      1913 webster

   bait bug zool., a crustacean of the genus hippa found
      burrowing in sandy beaches. see anomura.
      1913 webster
see also:
bait bait bug hippa anomura 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bait \bait\ b=at, v. t. imp.  p. p. baited; p. pr.  vb.
   n. baiting. oe. baiten, beit=en, to feed, harass, fr.
   icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. bimacta.
   root87. see bite.
   1913 webster
   1. to provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for
      sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
      1913 webster

   2. to give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
      to bait horses. --holland.
      1913 webster

   3. to furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
      1913 webster

            a crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
                                                  --w. irving.
      1913 webster
see also:
baited baiting bite 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bait \bait\ b=at, v. i. f. battre de l'aile or des ailes,
   to flap or flutter. see batter, v. t.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
batter 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bait
     n 1: anything that serves as an enticement syn: come-on, hook,
           lure, sweetener
     2: something used to lure victims into danger syn: decoy, lure
     v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "the children
          teased the new teacher"; "don't ride me so hard over my
          failure"; "his fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
          jacket and tie" syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize,
           tantalise, taunt, twit, rally, ride
     2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
     3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
see also:
come-on hook lure sweetener decoy tease 
razz rag cod tantalize tantalise 
taunt twit rally ride 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

148 moby thesaurus words for "bait":
   aggravate, allure, allurement, annoy, badger, bait the hook,
   baited trap, be at, bedevil, beset, birdlime, bite, blandish, bola,
   bother, bribe, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, cajole,
   carrot, charm, chivy, coax, cobweb, come-on, decoy, decoy duck,
   devil, discompose, distemper, disturb, dog, dragnet, draw, draw in,
   draw on, drawcard, drawing card, encouragement, endearment,
   ensnare, entice, enticement, entrap, exasperate, exercise, fash,
   fillip, fishhook, flirt, flirt with, fly, get, gill net,
   give the come-on, gripe, ground bait, harass, harry, haze, heckle,
   hector, hook, hound, incentive, incitement, inducement, interest,
   inveigh, inveigle, inveiglement, invitation, irk, jig, lariat,
   lasso, lead on, lime, lure, meshes, miff, molest, morsel, nag,
   needle, net, nettle, noose, nudzh, offer bait to, payment, peeve,
   percentage, persecute, persuasive, pester, pick on, piece, pique,
   plague, pluck the beard, plug, pother, pound net, profit,
   provocation, provoke, purse seine, push around, rag, reward, ride,
   rile, roil, rope in, ruffle, seduce, seducement, seine, snare,
   sniggle, spinner, springe, squid, stimulation, stimulative,
   stimulus, suck in, sweetener, sweetening, tease, tempt, temptation,
   toils, toll, torment, trap, trawl, try the patience,
   tweak the nose, vex, whet, wobbler, woo, worry

[7] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

bait, n.  a preparation that renders the hook more palatable.  the
best kind is beauty.

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