bait
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring…Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
» I put bait on the hook.
Ich habe den Haken mit einem Köder versehen.
Ich versah den Haken mit einem Köder.
Я насадил на крючок наживку.
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)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
Köder
нажи́вкаnažívka, прима́нкаprimánka
прина́даprynáda, нажи́вкаnažývka, прима́нкаprymánka
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
(countable, uncountable)Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
Giftköder
прима́нкаprimánka
(countable, uncountable)Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.
Köder, Lockmittel
прима́нкаprimánka, искуше́ниеiskušénije, мано́кmanók
Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.
(countable, uncountable)Something that lures or entices a specified group.
queerbait
sequel bait
(countable, uncountable, vulgar)Someone that attracts or entices a specified sex act being done to them.
somno bait
snuff bait
(countable, uncountable)A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
(Durham, Geordie, countable, uncountable)A packed lunch - the bite to eat a worker took with them to eat.
(East Anglia, countable, uncountable)A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
(Northern England, countable, uncountable)A miner's packed meal.
(countable, uncountable)A light or hasty luncheon.
(Internet, countable, uncountable)A post intended to elicit a, usually strong or negative, reaction from others.
Please stop posting bait, or I will have to mute you.
Examples
85 sentencesI put bait on the hook.
ruЯ насадил на крючок наживку.
deIch habe den Haken mit einem Köder versehen.
Tom put bait on the hook.
ruТом насадил наживку на крючок.
deTom zog einen Köder auf den Haken.
I baited the hook for you.
What are you using for bait?
ruНа что ловишь?
What did you use for bait?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bayte, bait, beite, from Old Norse beita (“food, bait”), from Proto-GeFrom Middle English bayte, bait, beite, from Old Norse beita (“food, bait”), from Proto-Germanic *baitō (“that which is bitten, bait”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with German Beize (“mordant, corrosive fluid; marinade”), Old English bāt (“that which can be bitten, food, bait”). Related to bite.
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Forms
plural: baitsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable