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What does the word bait mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive

To put a bait on or in.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To feed while resting.

Part of speech: verb transitive

To torment, as by setting dogs upon; harass; worry.

Part of speech: verb

To stop for rest and refreshment.

Part of speech: noun

Anything used to allure a fish or other animal.

Usage examples for bait

Yes, the duped husband, when being fished for with the rod of seeming simplicity and concealed character, and quickly caught on the hook of ingenuity, with deception for a bait, was altogether unable to fathom its shallowest meaning. – Irene Iddesleigh by Amanda McKittrick Ros
This was the danger- this bait. – Romance by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

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