1. Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
   "The fisherman carefully selected the right bait for catching trout";
   - decoy, lure
    
2. Anything that serves as an enticement
   "The free trial was just bait to get customers to subscribe";
   - come-on [informal], hook, lure, sweetener

1. Lure, entice, or entrap with bait
   "The fisherman baited his hook with a worm to catch trout"
    
2. Deliberately provoke by mocking or poking fun
   "The children baited the new teacher";
   - tease, razz [N. Amer, informal], rag, cod [Brit, informal], taunt, twit [informal], rally, ride [N. Amer, informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
    
3. Attack with dogs or set dogs upon
   "The hunters baited the bear"

Sounds like: bate

Derived forms: baits, baiting, baited

Type of: assail, assault, attack, bemock [archaic], device, entice, enticement, lure, mock, set on, tempt, temptation

Part of: trap

Encyclopedia: Bait, Georgia