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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"I ended up in sewers, trying to hang poison baits to kill rats."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
As an alternative, Gordon suggests that people faced with cockroach infestations use baits.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
“These baits are designed to be slow, because if they kill the ants super fast, there won’t be enough time to pass the toxicants or insecticide to the queen and the rest of the colony.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024
The target predators often breed faster than they can be removed, catching the last few animals that avoid traps or baits is time-consuming and costly, and guarding against reinvasion is difficult, scientists say.
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
