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bait

გამოთქმა: /beɪt/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey: herrings make excellent bait for pike [count noun]:fishing with live baits
  • something intended to entice someone to do something:many potential buyers are reluctant to take the bait

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1deliberately annoy or taunt (someone):the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature
  • cause dogs to attack (a trapped or restrained animal): people who bait badgers
  • 2put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals:I used a hook baited with fat

fish or cut bait

North American informal stop vacillating and decide to act on or disengage from something: when it comes to flagging brands, companies are being forced to fish or cut bait

rise to the bait

react to a provocation or temptation exactly as intended: Jenny was being provocatively rude, but he never rose to the bait

baiter

noun

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