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bait

noun as in something for luring

verb as in lure

verb as in needle

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Example Sentences

Realizing he could do the same on a large scale, he found a farmer who was breeding insects for fish bait, and recruited him to help launch Ÿnsect.

From Fortune

There are the seafood buffets and bait shops, which give way to newfangled Starbucks.

From Eater

Jumping worms are often sold as compost worms or fishing bait.

For a sub-30 percent shooter from three, he’s taken the bait too often.

Such baits would be especially helpful if they attract other types of locusts, too, like the desert species.

I hope that there is a trend away from the kind of “click-bait” type of essay that you often see on the Internet.

The gang does bait two officers with Noah, but another car comes tearing in and whisks them both away.

The shift in language and content is click-bait for the enterprising eBay-er.

In November, Maine voters will vote on whether to ban using dogs, traps, and bait to hunt black bears in the Pine Tree State.

Take, for example, these two Great Whites fighting over bait.

The moment the bait was touched, down would come the heavy timber—smash—on the tiger's head.

But what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying worms as bait from some one who has dug them?

He rushed with ravenous eagerness at every bait which was offered to his cupidity.

I threw out a bait to see if you would snap at it, but I find you timid, and therefore advise you to drop the matter entirely.'

So it ran along and nibbled the bait until its sharp teeth cut the cord.

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On this page you'll find 119 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bait, such as: enticement, allurement, attraction, bribe, come on, and inducement.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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