bait
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1. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chum, |
| definition | : | bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fish lure, fisherman's lure, |
| definition | : | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ground bait, |
| definition | : | bait scattered on the water to attract fish (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stool pigeon, |
| definition | : | a dummy pigeon used to decoy others (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | trap, |
| definition | : | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned (noun.artifact) |
2. anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | enticement, temptation, |
| definition | : | something that seduces or has the quality to seduce (noun.cognition) |
3. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | bemock, mock, |
| definition | : | treat with contempt (verb.communication) |
4. attack with dogs or set dogs upon (verb.competition)
5. lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
6. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | decoy, |
| definition | : | lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | bait, |
| definition | : | lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social) |
7. anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sweeten, |
| definition | : | make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hook, snare, |
| definition | : | entice and trap (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | addict, hook, |
| definition | : | to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | bait, |
| definition | : | lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social) |
8. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
9. lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bait, decoy, lure, |
| definition | : | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact) |
10. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | decoy, |
| definition | : | lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | bait, |
| definition | : | lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social) |
11. anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sweeten, |
| definition | : | make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | hook, snare, |
| definition | : | entice and trap (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | addict, hook, |
| definition | : | to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | bait, |
| definition | : | lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social) |
12. harass with persistent criticism or carping (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing, |
| definition | : | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | taunt, taunting, twit, |
| definition | : | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | tantalus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tantaliser, tantalizer, |
| definition | : | someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | annoyer, tease, teaser, vexer, |
| definition | : | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) (noun.person) |
13. lure, entice, or entrap with bait (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bait, decoy, lure, |
| definition | : | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed (noun.artifact) |
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