EGAVE

baiting

About 0.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb present participle and gerund of bait
  2. noun A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
  3. noun The act of luring, as into a trap.

Similar words

sweetener cod hook ride rag tease decoy come-on lure tantalize

Often followed by

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Word family

bait baited baiter baiters baits

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