verb Download 🔗Share To attract with bait; to entice. Examples : "The fisherman was baiting his hook with a worm to catch a fish. " action animal entertainment sport business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. Examples : "The farmer carefully baiting the trap with a piece of cheese. " animal fish game agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. Examples : "to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull" animal sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass. Examples : "The older brother was baiting his younger sister by repeatedly taking her toys and then giving them back just to take them again. " action attitude human mind communication society negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey. Examples : "The farmer was baiting the horses before the long trek to the market. " animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey. Examples : "The tired horses were baiting near the stream before continuing their journey across the plains. " animal food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey. Examples : "The travelers, weary from their long walk, were baiting with bread and cheese by the side of the road before continuing their journey. " food drink action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. Examples : "The falcon was baiting, hovering intently in the air, its eyes fixed on the field below before swooping down. " animal bird action nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it. Examples : ""Animal baiting, a cruel practice where dogs were set upon a chained bear, was outlawed long ago." " sport animal entertainment inhuman action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of luring, as into a trap. Examples : "The cat sat patiently, watching the baiting of the mousetrap with cheese. " action animal sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading