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Bait and Bate Definitions

Bait

Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.

Bate

To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate
"To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (George Eliot). See Usage Note at bait1.

Bait

Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.

Bate

To take away; subtract.

Bait

An enticement, temptation, or provocation
He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument.
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Bate

To flap the wings wildly or frantically. Used of a falcon.

Bait

To place a lure in (a trap) or on (a fishing hook).

Bate

(transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.

Bait

To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy
He baited me into selling him my bike by saying how much I deserved a better one.

Bate

(transitive) To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
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Bait

To set dogs upon (a chained animal, for example) for sport.

Bate

To cut off, remove, take away.

Bait

To taunt or torment (someone), as with persistent insults or ridicule
"He baited him mercilessly and had all sorts of unpleasant names for him" (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala).

Bate

To leave out, except, bar.

Bait

To feed (an animal), especially on a journey.

Bate

To waste away.

Bait

To stop for food or rest during a trip.

Bate

To deprive of.

Bait

Variant of bate2.

Bate

To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

Bait

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

Bate

To allow by way of abatement or deduction.

Bait

Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.

Bate

(intransitive) To contend or strive with blows or arguments.

Bait

Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something

Bate

Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.

Bait

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

Bate

(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.

Bait

(Geordie) A packed lunch.

Bate

; = beat.

Bait

(East Anglia) A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.

Bate

To masturbate.

Bait

(Northern England) A miner's packed meal.

Bate

Strife; contention.

Bait

A light or hasty luncheon.

Bate

An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.

Bait

(internet slang) A post intended to get a rise out of others.
Please stop posting bait, or I will have to mute you.

Bate

A vat which contains this liquid.

Bait

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Bate

Strife; contention.

Bait

(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.

Bate

See 2d Bath.

Bait

(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

Bate

An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; - employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

Bait

(transitive) To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
To bait a bear with dogs;
To bait a bull

Bate

To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not employ or not pay him.

Bait

(transitive) To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.

Bate

To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with the parliament.

Bait

To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.

Bate

To leave out; to except.
Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,He lies that says it.

Bait

(intransitive) (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.

Bate

To remove.
About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of olives, and lay them bare.

Bait

(intransitive) (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.

Bate

To deprive of.
When baseness is exalted, do not bateThe place its honor for the person's sake.

Bait

To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

Bate

To remit or retrench a part; - with of.
Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine.

Bait

(MLE) Obvious; blatant.

Bate

To waste away.

Bait

(MLE) Well-known; famous; renowned.

Bate

To attack; to bait.

Bait

Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

Bate

To flutter as a hawk; to bait.

Bait

Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.

Bate

To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.

Bait

A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

Bate

Moderate or restrain; lessen the force of;
He bated his breath when talking about this affair
Capable of bating his enthusiasm

Bait

A light or hasty luncheon.

Bate

Flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

Bait

To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.

Bate

Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments;
Bate hides and skins

Bait

To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.

Bait

To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.

Bait

To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket.

Bait

To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

Bait

Anything that serves as an enticement

Bait

Something used to lure victims into danger

Bait

Harass with persistent criticism or carping;
The children teased the new teacher
Don't ride me so hard over my failure
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie

Bait

Lure, entice, or entrap with bait

Bait

Attack with dogs or set dogs upon

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