1. Harassment especially of a tethered animal
   "Bear baiting was a popular but cruel entertainment in Elizabethan England"

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: bating

Derived forms: baitings

Type of: assail, assault, attack, bemock [archaic], entice, harassment, lure, mock, molestation, set on, tempt

Encyclopedia: Baiting