verb
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To attract with bait; to entice.
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To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
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To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
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to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull
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To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
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To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
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(of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
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(of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
verb
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To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
noun
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A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
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The act of luring, as into a trap.
Examples of baiting in a Sentence
You enjoy baiting me too much for me to trust you.
I don't even want to know which one of you is baiting the hook.
In 1770, on the 5th of March, in a street brawl, a number of citizens were killed or wounded by the soldiers, who fired into a crowd that were baiting a sentry.
The dachshund, or badger hound, is of German origin, and like the basset hound was originally an elongated distorted hound with crooked legs, employed in baiting and hunting badgers, but now greatly improved and made more definite by the arts of the breeder.
No attack would reach the city's hold, but the sight confirmed Memon was not baiting the kingdom.
Gabriel couldn't help baiting the enraged demon.
Fisherman baiting creel Open After the last creel in the ' set ' has been emptied they are then put back into the sea.
There's fishwife Liza Swan carrying her heavy creel, and children with bare feet sitting on the ground baiting lines.
For example, if you are using baiting techniques such as a food treat in order to lure kitty into a solid grasp, should your grasp fail on the initial attempt, your baiting attempts will be ruined for the day and likely forever.
Some baiting techniques can be used to catch a feral cat, but there are far more risks involved when you are attempting to handle a wild animal.
In 1835, The British Parliament made the practice of "bull baiting" illegal.
The breed was used originally in the British Isles for bull baiting and dog fighting.
The breed was originally bred for bear baiting in the 1500s and was slightly larger.
Don't use a biscuit that you use for training or baiting him; make sure the only time you use it is after he goes to the bathroom.
With improved graphics and some content created just for the Wii, you will have fun baiting your lure and playing the four different modes.
Don't be surprised if you don't actually get to do much fishing because you are busy baiting hooks and helping your kids reel in their fish.
Surprised, she sought some sign he was testing her or baiting her again.
Deidre suspected they were baiting her.
It struck her that he was baiting her, perhaps for that reason.
At Bankside were the Bear and the Paris Gardens, used for the popular sport of bear and bull baiting; and the Globe theatre, the scene of the production of many of Shakespeare's plays for fifteen years after its erection in 1599.