bait
noun
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
baits
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present tense formof bait (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The inspections uncovered thousands of unlawfully disposed items, including pesticide containers with liquids, foams, baits, pellets and aerosol sprays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
"I ended up in sewers, trying to hang poison baits to kill rats."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
"Gel baits have been found by numerous studies to be very effective, at least in the lab, for German cockroach control," Gordon said.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
Airdropped poison baits have been used to eradicate predators from uninhabited islands, but that is a problematic strategy if people live nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2024
He walked off, barefooted on the coral rocks, to the ice house where the baits were stored.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
