bait
noun
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
had baited
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past perfectof bait.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And he argued that Kessler had baited Mr. Pottinger into writing things that looked more nefarious than they really were.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2019
After Dempsey dropped with one punch the third-string catcher who had baited him into a fight, the skinny catcher got more attention from the Yankees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2019
Ford’s brother, Doug, a city councillor and the Mayor’s campaign manager and No. 1 defender, later told a Toronto Star reporter that a man with a rainbow flag draped over his shoulder had baited the crowd.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2014
One newsman familiar with the Kissinger style is Clark Mollenhoff, Washington Bureau Chief of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, who had baited the Secretary on the taps issue at his Washington press conference.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peter had baited the trap himself with a carrot, then begged his father to let him sleep in the garden to keep watch.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
