Meaning

11 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.

    Giftköder

    прима́нкаprimánka

  3. (countable, uncountable)Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.

    Köder, Lockmittel

    прима́нкаprimánka, искуше́ниеiskušénije, мано́кmanók

  4. 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

  5. (countable, uncountable, vulgar)Someone that attracts or entices a specified sex act being done to them.

    somno bait

    snuff bait

  6. (countable, uncountable)A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

  7. 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.

  8. (East Anglia, countable, uncountable)A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.

  9. (Northern England, countable, uncountable)A miner's packed meal.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A light or hasty luncheon.

  11. (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 sentences
  1. I put bait on the hook.

    ruЯ насадил на крючок наживку.

    deIch habe den Haken mit einem Köder versehen.

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  2. Tom put bait on the hook.

    ruТом насадил наживку на крючок.

    deTom zog einen Köder auf den Haken.

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  3. I baited the hook for you.

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  4. What are you using for bait?

    ruНа что ловишь?

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  5. What did you use for bait?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
substance used in catching animals:
Русский
By meaning 2
substance used in catching animals:
anything which allures:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
substance used in catching animals:
poisoned food to kill pests:
anything which allures:

Origin

From Middle English bayte, bait, beite, from Old Norse beita (“food, bait”), from Proto-Ge

From 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: baits
Singularbait
Pluralbaits

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

68 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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