bait
To attract with bait; to enticeTo attract with bait; to entice.
» I put bait on the hook.
Ich habe den Haken mit einem Köder versehen. — Waldelfe
Ich versah den Haken mit einem Köder. — Waldelfe
Я насадил на крючок наживку. — marafon
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10 senses(transitive)To attract with bait; to entice.
ködern, anlocken
lure, entice, or entrap with bait
(transitive)To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
(transitive)To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.
(transitive)To target a pest species by laying baits.
(transitive)To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
to bait a bear with dogs
to bait a bull
attack with dogs or set dogs upon
(transitive)To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
(intransitive)Of a horse or other animal: to take food, especially during a journey.
(intransitive)(of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
(archaic, transitive)To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
(intransitive, obsolete)To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
Examples
85 sentencesI put bait on the hook.
ruЯ насадил на крючок наживку. — marafon
deIch habe den Haken mit einem Köder versehen. — Waldelfe
Tom put bait on the hook.
ruТом насадил наживку на крючок. — odexed
deTom zog einen Köder auf den Haken. — brauchinet
I baited the hook for you.
What are you using for bait?
ruНа что ловишь? — odexed
What did you use for bait?
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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.
From Middle English bayten, baiten, beiten, from Old Norse beita (“to bait, cause to bite, feed, hunt”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite, bridle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to cleave, split, separate”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to bait”), Swedish beta (“to bait, pasture, graze”), German beizen (“to cause to bite, bait”), Old English bǣtan (“to bait, hunt, bridle, bit”).
French battre de l'aile or des ailes, to flap or flutter.
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Forms
baits, baiting, baited, baitedSynonyms
30 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle