baitnoun詞源 1/beɪt/

• 1

  Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

  • attach bait to a hook
  • catch a few using bait
• 2

  Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.

• 3

  Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.

  • One of the “girls” used in this way, Pamella Bordes, later spoke of being “part of an enormous group … used as sexual bait.”
• 4

  Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.

  • queerbait
  • sequel bait
• 5

  vulgarlifestylesexualityAnything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.

  • somno bait
  • snuff bait
• 6

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

  • A short stop, but no refreshment. Such baits are frequently given by the natives of the principality to their keffels, or horses, particularly after climbing a hill.
  • The tediousness of a two hours' bait at Petty-France, in which there was nothing to be done but to eat without being hungry, and loiter about without any thing to see, next followed […]
• 7

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

• 8

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

baitverb詞源 1/beɪt/

• 1

  To attract with bait; to entice.

• 2

  To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

  • a crooked pin […] baited with a vile earthworm
• 3

  To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.

• 4

  To target a pest species by laying baits.

baitverb詞源 2/beɪt/

• 1

  To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.

  • to bait a bear with dogs
  • to bait a bull
• 2

  To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.

  • I remember once before, a mad woman, from about Alnwick, by name baited me with letters and plans — first for charity for herself or some protégé — I gave my guinea— then she wanted to have half the profits of a novel which I was to publish under my name and auspices.
  • But [US Vice President J.D.] Vance, the champion of diplomacy, shouldn’t have baited a war-weary man fighting for the survival of his country in the first place.
• 3

  archaicTo feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.

  • And than they com into a lowe medow that was full of swete floures, and there thes noble knyghtes bayted her horses.
  • The Sunne that measures heauen all day long, / At night doth baite his steedes the Ocean waues emong.
• 4

  Of a horse or other animal: to take food, especially during a journey.

  • King Cyrus, that he might more speedily receave news from al parts of his Empire (which was of exceeding great length), would needs have it tried how far a horse could in a day goe outright without baiting, at which distance he caused stations to be set up, and men to have fresh horses ready for al such as came to him.
  • [H]orses' playful neigh, / From rustic's whips, and plough, and waggon, free, / Baiting in careless freedom o'er the leas, / Or turn'd to knap each other at their ease.
• 5

  (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.

  • For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
  • My Lord’s coach convey’d me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket, stepping in at Audley End to see that house againe, I slept at Bishops Strotford, and the next day home.

baitverb詞源 3/beɪt/

• 1

  obsoleteTo flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

  • Kites that baite and beate.

baitadj詞源 4/beɪt/

• 1

  Obvious; blatant.

  • I've been at home all day / Cloning £50 notes, this is sick / But it's a bit bait / Cause all the serial numbers are the same / So I can't spend them in the same place
• 2

  Well-known; famous; renowned.

  • My face is bait, I can't hide it