Meaning of Bait | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
   countable, uncountable
2. Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
   countable, uncountable
3. Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something
   countable, uncountable
4. Something that lures or entices a specified group
   countable, uncountable
5. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
   countable, uncountable
6. A packed lunch - the bite to eat a worker took with them to eat
   Durham, Geordie, countable, uncountable
7. A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
   East-Anglia, countable, uncountable
8. A miner's packed meal.
   Northern-England, countable, uncountable
9. A light or hasty luncheon.
   countable, uncountable
10. A post intended to elicit a, usually strong or negative, reaction from others.
    Internet, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“attach bait to a hook”

“catch⟳ a few using bait”

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

“queerbait”

“sequel bait”

“Netflix bait”

“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 […]”

“Please⟳ stop⟳ posting bait, or I will have⟳ to mute you.”

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