Bait: alternatives and connections

To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.

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A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make as…

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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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To mock; to ridicule.

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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to ev…

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The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.

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A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

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To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.

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To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.

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The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.

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To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as,…

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A building for soldiers, especially when in garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent…

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The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.

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To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.

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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

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A gear; a tackle.

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Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.

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A young goat.

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Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.

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A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.

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One who tantalizes.

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One who tantalizes.

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To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

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To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to dec…

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.

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To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of…

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Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

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To comb or card, as wool or flax.

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To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…

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