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baits definition and meaning

v. i. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
v. i. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
v. i. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
v. i. A light or hasty luncheon.
v. t. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
v. t. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
v. t. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
v. i. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
v. i. To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

Crossword clues for baits

- A lure
- Decoy
- Deliberately taunt or annoy
- Fishhook lure
- Fishing lure
- Food used to entice fish
- I go into bat as decoy
- Lure
- magnet
- Stir up a bit of temptation
- Those who take it get hooked
- Fish lures
- Lures


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