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bait
[ beyt ]
/ beɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object) Archaic.
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Origin of bait
OTHER WORDS FROM bait
baiter, nouno·ver·bait, verb (used with object)re·bait, verb (used with object)un·bait, verb (used with object)Words nearby bait
baire, bairn, Bairnsfather, Ba. Is., Baisakhi, bait, bait-and-switch, bait casting, baitfish, baith, baiza
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British Dictionary definitions for bait (1 of 2)
bait1
/ (beɪt) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for bait
C13: from Old Norse beita to hunt, persecute; related to Old English bǣtan to restrain, hunt, Old High German beizen
usage for bait
The phrase with bated breath is sometimes wrongly spelled with baited breath
British Dictionary definitions for bait (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bait
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