Definition for Bait:

• ( Orig.) cause to bite. ( 1) Worry( chained animal) by setting dogs at it( with dogs, or abs.; also of the dogs), whence( bear, bull, &c.) -baiting n.; torment( helpless person) with jeers &c.( 2) Give food to, take food, ( of horses on journey); stop at inn( orig. to feed horses, then also for rest or refreshment).( 3) Put food( real or sham) on or in( hook, trap, fishing-place). [ middle English]

Synonyms for Bait:

• n.

  •
  • drive someone mad,
  • madden.
  •
  • capture,
  • bag,
  • bite,
  • like,
  • cast,
  • big game,
  • invitation.
  •
  • safety,
  • pressure.
  •
  • manipulation,
  • hush money,
  • sop,
  • psychological warfare,
  • lever,
  • special pleading,
  • bribery,
  • blackmail.
  •allurement (noun)
  • turn ons,
  • turnon,
  • turnons.
  •artifact (noun)
  • decoy,
  • bait.
  •attraction (noun)
  • Its,
  • drawing power,
  • chemistries,
  • solicitations,
  • solicitation,
  • comeon,
  • chemistry,
  • captivation.
  •bait (noun)
  • COD,
  • sweetener,
  • tantalise,
  • razz,
  • rag,
  • hook,
  • taunt,
  • twit,
  • rally.
  •bribe (noun)
  • influence peddling,
  • gravy,
  • protection,
  • goody,
  • feedbags,
  • feedbag,
  • Sweeteners,
  • ice,
  • buyoff,
  • corrupt money,
  • corrupting gift.
  •cognition (noun)
  • come-on.
  •come on (noun)
  • come on.
  •decoy (noun)
  • trick,
  • mirage,
  • blind,
  • deception,
  • catch.
  •enticement (noun)
  • pro mise,
  • coaxings,
  • pro-mise,
  • pro mises,
  • come hithers,
  • pro-mises,
  • co-axing,
  • co axing.
  •feint (noun)
  • pre text,
  • dis traction,
  • makebelieve,
  • dis-traction,
  • pre tensions,
  • mock attacks,
  • pre-text,
  • pre-tensions,
  • pre-texts,
  • dis-tractions,
  • dis tractions,
  • pre texts,
  • hoodwinkings.
  •incentive (noun)
  • pro vocations,
  • reason whys,
  • pro vocation,
  • pro-vocations.
  •inducement (noun)
  • de sires,
  • de-sires,
  • de sire,
  • de-sire.
  •inveiglement (noun)
  • siren songs.
  •red herring (noun)
  • red-herring,
  • dis-tractor,
  • false trails,
  • attention-grabbers,
  • diversionary tactics,
  • dis-tractors,
  • fools errand,
  • attention grabbers,
  • fool errands,
  • attention grabber,
  • dis tractor,
  • fools errands,
  • dis tractors,
  • fool errand,
  • attentiongrabber,
  • wildgoose chase,
  • attentiongrabbers,
  • false clues,
  • fool's errands.
  •snare (noun)
  • seducements.
  •temptation (noun)
  • tantalizations.

• v.

  •aggravate (verb)
  • annoy,
  • antagonize,
  • pester,
  • disturb,
  • harry,
  • fret,
  • rankle,
  • chafe,
  • hassle,
  • discompose,
  • grate,
  • peeve,
  • infuriate,
  • inflame,
  • upset,
  • envenom,
  • irk,
  • exasperate,
  • enrage,
  • trouble,
  • perturb,
  • irritate,
  • bedevil,
  • bother,
  • aggravate,
  • arouse,
  • vex.
  •allure (verb)
  • swept off feet,
  • be witched,
  • be witches,
  • sucks in,
  • be guile,
  • be witch,
  • be-witch,
  • be guiles,
  • sweeping feet,
  • de coying,
  • be-guiles,
  • co-axed,
  • be-witching,
  • de-coy,
  • de coyed,
  • be-guile,
  • de-coyed,
  • be witching,
  • sweep feet,
  • de-coying,
  • de coys,
  • be-witched,
  • co axed,
  • sucking in,
  • sweeps feet,
  • de-coys,
  • be-witches,
  • sweeps off feet,
  • swept feet,
  • sweeping off feet,
  • de coy.
  •anger (verb)
  • umbraged,
  • raises hell,
  • gets nerves,
  • ex acerbated,
  • in flamed,
  • ex acerbate,
  • ex citing,
  • gat ones nerves,
  • ex-asperates,
  • ex cite,
  • burns up,
  • gets on ones nerves,
  • ex-acerbated,
  • ex-asperated,
  • lose one temper,
  • gotten nerves,
  • ex asperating,
  • get nerves,
  • gat mad,
  • gat on one nerves,
  • steams up,
  • got on one nerves,
  • raised hell,
  • got one's nerves,
  • ex asperate,
  • gets on one nerves,
  • gat on ones nerves,
  • dis pleasing,
  • gat nerves,
  • ex-cited,
  • ex cited,
  • gotten on nerves,
  • getting on one's nerves,
  • get ones nerves,
  • made sore,
  • gotten one nerves,
  • out raging,
  • gat on nerves,
  • got on ones nerves,
  • gotten mad,
  • ex acerbating,
  • got on one's nerves,
  • out-rages,
  • dis pleased,
  • making sore,
  • in-flames,
  • umbraging,
  • gat on one's nerves,
  • out-raged,
  • ex asperates,
  • got ones nerves,
  • gets on nerves,
  • gets on one's nerves,
  • ex acerbates,
  • ex-cite,
  • getting mad,
  • out rage,
  • ex-acerbating,
  • gets one's nerves,
  • ex-cites,
  • in-censing,
  • gotten ones nerves,
  • in censed,
  • get on ones nerves,
  • in flaming,
  • in flame,
  • got nerves,
  • boiled over,
  • getting one nerves,
  • get on one nerves,
  • ex-asperate,
  • get one's nerves,
  • out-raging,
  • gotten one's nerves,
  • got on nerves,
  • in censes,
  • getting ones nerves,
  • getting on nerves,
  • lose ones temper,
  • gets ones nerves,
  • in-flamed,
  • out raged,
  • getting nerves,
  • in-cense,
  • got mad,
  • dis-please,
  • boils over,
  • out rages,
  • gets mad,
  • out-rage,
  • dis-pleasing,
  • gotten on ones nerves,
  • ex-asperating,
  • ex cites,
  • in-flaming,
  • ex-acerbates,
  • gotten on one nerves,
  • getting one's nerves,
  • in-censes,
  • dis-pleased,
  • gat one's nerves,
  • in-flame,
  • gets one nerves,
  • getting on ones nerves,
  • gotten on one's nerves,
  • in-censed,
  • in censing,
  • dis pleases,
  • get one nerves,
  • gat one nerves,
  • makes sore,
  • dis please,
  • got one nerves,
  • getting on one nerves,
  • burnt up,
  • in cense,
  • ex-acerbate,
  • dis-pleases.
  •attract (verb)
  • made hit with,
  • sweeps ones feet,
  • sweeps one's feet,
  • swept ones feet,
  • ropes in,
  • in duces,
  • sweeps off ones feet,
  • knocking dead,
  • gives the comeon,
  • sweeping off one's feet,
  • swept one's feet,
  • giving comeon,
  • making a hit with,
  • giving the come on,
  • knocked dead,
  • give the come on,
  • swept one feet,
  • give come-on,
  • giving the comeon,
  • mousetrapping,
  • gave come-on,
  • makes a hit with,
  • swept off one feet,
  • sweeps off one feet,
  • appeals to,
  • end earing,
  • giving the come-on,
  • gave the come-on,
  • gave come on,
  • end-eared,
  • in-duce,
  • sweep one's feet,
  • gives the come-on,
  • going over big,
  • gave comeon,
  • sweeping one's feet,
  • in-vite,
  • sweeping ones feet,
  • appealing to,
  • makes hit with,
  • sweep off ones feet,
  • sweeps off one's feet,
  • give comeon,
  • sweeping off one feet,
  • sweep one feet,
  • sweep off one feet,
  • gives come on,
  • sweeping off ones feet,
  • exerts influence,
  • made a hit with,
  • giving come-on,
  • gives come-on,
  • roping in,
  • sweeping one feet,
  • end eared,
  • gives comeon,
  • making hit with,
  • in vite,
  • giving come on,
  • mousetrapped,
  • swept off ones feet,
  • went over big,
  • exerted influence,
  • end-earing,
  • give the comeon,
  • in duce,
  • goes over big,
  • gives the come on,
  • gave the come on,
  • gave the comeon,
  • sweeps one feet,
  • knocks dead,
  • in-duces,
  • sweep ones feet,
  • give come on.
  •badger (verb)
  • gave business,
  • insisted on,
  • giving business,
  • gives the business,
  • insists on,
  • giving the business,
  • works on,
  • insisting on,
  • wrought on,
  • gives business,
  • give business,
  • gave the business.
  •entice (verb)
  • bats eyes at,
  • batted eyes at,
  • batting eyes at.
  •fish (verb)
  • casting one's net,
  • casts net,
  • casts one hook,
  • casts hook,
  • cast hook,
  • ex-tracts,
  • cast ones net,
  • casting ones hook,
  • baits hook,
  • cast one net,
  • casts ones net,
  • baits the hook,
  • baited hook,
  • baiting the hook,
  • baiting hook,
  • pro-duces,
  • casts one's hook,
  • casting one hook,
  • pro duces,
  • casts one net,
  • cast ones hook,
  • casts one's net,
  • casting one's hook,
  • casting hook,
  • cast one hook,
  • cast net,
  • casting ones net,
  • ex-tract,
  • casts ones hook,
  • casting net,
  • went fishing,
  • hauled out,
  • pro duce,
  • hauling out,
  • going fishing,
  • casting one net,
  • ex tract,
  • baited the hook,
  • bait hook,
  • goes fishing,
  • hauls out.
  •harass (verb)
  • rattling one cage,
  • rattle one cage,
  • be-leaguers,
  • gives a bad time,
  • de-spoil,
  • be leaguers,
  • be-deviling,
  • de spoil,
  • rattles cage,
  • dis-tresses,
  • be devil,
  • rattles ones cage,
  • de spoiled,
  • be leaguer,
  • jerking around,
  • rattling cage,
  • dis tress,
  • gave hard time,
  • de-spoiled,
  • give hard time,
  • gat to,
  • rattling one's cage,
  • giving hard time,
  • gives bad time,
  • noodged,
  • gives a hard time,
  • be-devilled,
  • giving a bad time,
  • be-leaguer,
  • rattled cage,
  • giving a hard time,
  • giving bad time,
  • noodging,
  • be-leaguering,
  • rattled ones cage,
  • gives hard time,
  • rattle cage,
  • rattled one's cage,
  • be devils,
  • be-leaguered,
  • be deviled,
  • de-spoils,
  • be-devilling,
  • be leaguered,
  • be-devil,
  • dis-tressed,
  • rattled one cage,
  • give bad time,
  • be devilled,
  • rattle ones cage,
  • gave a hard time,
  • gotten to,
  • gave a bad time,
  • be leaguering,
  • de spoils,
  • dis tressed,
  • dis-tress,
  • be-deviled,
  • be devilling,
  • de-spoiling,
  • be-devils,
  • dis tresses,
  • rattling ones cage,
  • rattles one's cage,
  • gave bad time,
  • rattles one cage,
  • jerks around,
  • be deviling,
  • de spoiling.
  •heckle (verb)
  • dis-concerting,
  • dis-concerts,
  • dis-concert,
  • dis concert,
  • dis-comfit,
  • shouts at,
  • chivies,
  • disses,
  • dis-comfits,
  • dis comfit,
  • dissed,
  • dis concerting,
  • dis concerted,
  • dis concerts,
  • shouted at,
  • dis comfits,
  • shouting at,
  • dis-concerted.
  •hound (verb)
  • being at,
  • am ones back,
  • left no stone unturned,
  • am one back,
  • being one's tail,
  • being on ones case,
  • being one back,
  • scratched around,
  • art case,
  • was on one's case,
  • is on ones tail,
  • gives chase,
  • be on tail,
  • scratches around,
  • were on case,
  • wert ones tail,
  • wast on one's case,
  • was on one back,
  • wast on ones case,
  • turns upside down,
  • takes out after,
  • were on tail,
  • being ones case,
  • be ones case,
  • were case,
  • are ones back,
  • wast on tail,
  • searching high heaven,
  • was one back,
  • art ones case,
  • is on back,
  • are one's tail,
  • were one's case,
  • be on back,
  • wast on ones tail,
  • was one case,
  • am back,
  • are on one case,
  • was ones back,
  • are on tail,
  • be ones tail,
  • wast back,
  • is ones tail,
  • wast at,
  • wast on one case,
  • wast on back,
  • be on ones case,
  • being on case,
  • wert one back,
  • were ones case,
  • are back,
  • is one case,
  • was on one's back,
  • was on ones case,
  • being one tail,
  • wast one back,
  • was one's case,
  • is case,
  • wert ones case,
  • searched high heaven,
  • being case,
  • be tail,
  • is on ones back,
  • were on ones tail,
  • was on back,
  • being on tail,
  • wast on one tail,
  • are on ones tail,
  • were back,
  • being on back,
  • wert at,
  • is on case,
  • wast on one back,
  • wert one's back,
  • art one's case,
  • yaps at,
  • am on one tail,
  • is on one back,
  • be one's tail,
  • am one's tail,
  • was on ones back,
  • wert one's tail,
  • being one's back,
  • am one tail,
  • be on case,
  • are on back,
  • yapped at,
  • wert on one tail,
  • is on ones case,
  • am tail,
  • am on one's back,
  • art one tail,
  • were on ones back,
  • wast ones tail,
  • wert one tail,
  • beat bushes,
  • were on back,
  • wert on case,
  • be one tail,
  • am case,
  • is one tail,
  • am at,
  • are one's case,
  • were one tail,
  • are case,
  • wert case,
  • was ones tail,
  • taking out after,
  • are one tail,
  • be back,
  • was ones case,
  • were one back,
  • scratching around,
  • being back,
  • am on case,
  • were tail,
  • was one tail,
  • be one case,
  • art tail,
  • is at,
  • are one case,
  • took out after,
  • is one's tail,
  • am one's back,
  • being one case,
  • wert on ones back,
  • is on tail,
  • be on one case,
  • is one's case,
  • wast on one's back,
  • am on back,
  • wast one case,
  • leaving no stone unturned,
  • are one back,
  • wert on back,
  • am one case,
  • art ones tail,
  • be ones back,
  • were on ones case,
  • was on ones tail,
  • am on ones tail,
  • be on one back,
  • art at,
  • was one's tail,
  • were on one's case,
  • wert on one back,
  • are ones tail,
  • wast tail,
  • was on case,
  • wast one's tail,
  • are on case,
  • were one's tail,
  • were at,
  • were on one's back,
  • being on one's case,
  • were one's back,
  • am on one case,
  • art ones back,
  • leaved no stone unturned,
  • being on ones back,
  • wert on ones case,
  • am on one back,
  • ragging on,
  • am on one's tail,
  • was tail,
  • are one's back,
  • were on one back,
  • are on one's case,
  • was back,
  • being ones back,
  • wert one's case,
  • is on one case,
  • were ones tail,
  • wast ones case,
  • be one's case,
  • wast ones back,
  • being on one back,
  • is on one tail,
  • turns inside out,
  • am on ones case,
  • am one's case,
  • being tail,
  • was on one tail,
  • ragged on,
  • wast case,
  • am on ones back,
  • wert on tail,
  • were one case,
  • was case,
  • are on ones back,
  • being one's case,
  • am ones tail,
  • be case,
  • are on one tail,
  • am on tail,
  • are tail,
  • hunts down,
  • wert ones back,
  • rags on,
  • are at,
  • were ones back,
  • gave chase,
  • is on one's tail,
  • wast on ones back,
  • being on ones tail,
  • being on one case,
  • wert tail,
  • am on one's case,
  • is on one's back,
  • was one's back,
  • was on one's tail,
  • is on one's case,
  • was on one case,
  • be on ones tail,
  • are on one's tail,
  • birddog,
  • wert back,
  • giving chase,
  • wast one's back,
  • wast on one's tail,
  • am ones case,
  • hunting down,
  • are on ones case,
  • were on one case,
  • are on one back,
  • be one's back,
  • art one's back,
  • being ones tail,
  • turning upside down,
  • is ones case,
  • wast one tail,
  • be one back,
  • was at,
  • art back,
  • art one's tail,
  • were on one's tail,
  • wert one case,
  • wert on one case,
  • wert on ones tail,
  • was on tail,
  • is ones back,
  • is back,
  • searches high heaven,
  • is one's back,
  • wast on case,
  • wert on one's back,
  • wert on one's tail,
  • be on ones back,
  • wast one's case,
  • is tail,
  • wert on one's case,
  • is one back,
  • are ones case,
  • be on one tail,
  • being on one's tail,
  • were on one tail,
  • being on one's back,
  • are on one's back,
  • being on one tail,
  • hunted down,
  • yapping at,
  • leaves no stone unturned.
  •intimidate (verb)
  • pushes around,
  • dis heartens,
  • over awes,
  • dis-heartening,
  • dis-quiet,
  • twisting someones arm,
  • twisted someones arm,
  • dis mays,
  • dis-may,
  • dis-hearten,
  • dis may,
  • over-awing,
  • twists someones arm,
  • twists someone's arm,
  • pushed around,
  • dis quiet,
  • dis heartened,
  • dis-heartens,
  • twisting someone arm,
  • leant on,
  • showboated,
  • over-awes,
  • dis quieting,
  • strongarm,
  • co-wing,
  • dis-quieted,
  • dis-heartened,
  • leaned on,
  • dis maying,
  • twisting someone's arm,
  • co wing,
  • dis hearten,
  • sub-due,
  • over-awe,
  • twist someones arm,
  • leans on,
  • dis-quieting,
  • over awe,
  • dis mayed,
  • dis-mays,
  • co-wed,
  • buffaloing,
  • twist someone arm,
  • over awing,
  • twists someone arm,
  • over-awed,
  • sub-dues,
  • twisted someone arm,
  • dis-mayed,
  • sub due,
  • dis-maying,
  • twisted someone's arm,
  • dis quiets,
  • co wed,
  • dis-quiets,
  • sub dues,
  • dis heartening,
  • over awed,
  • dis quieted.
  •intrigue (verb)
  • de-light,
  • de lighting,
  • de-lighted,
  • rivetted,
  • de light,
  • de-lighting,
  • de-lights,
  • de lights,
  • de lighted,
  • rivetting.
  •inveigle (verb)
  • wrought over,
  • gotten around,
  • laid it on thick,
  • plays to,
  • overdoing it,
  • gets around,
  • lay thick,
  • gat around,
  • softened up,
  • overdid it,
  • lay it thick,
  • lays it thick,
  • laying thick,
  • play to,
  • lays thick,
  • laid thick,
  • played to,
  • laid it thick,
  • plays up to,
  • played up to,
  • overdoes it,
  • laying it thick,
  • lays it on thick,
  • playing up to,
  • softens up,
  • playing to,
  • laying on thick,
  • strung along,
  • works over,
  • softening up,
  • lays on thick.
  •lure (verb)
  • beguile,
  • draw,
  • fascinate.
  •mislead (verb)
  • pulling wool over eyes,
  • de fraud,
  • illudes,
  • mis represented,
  • mis-leads,
  • de-lude,
  • out-wits,
  • de lude,
  • mis-guided,
  • mis-represent,
  • mis guide,
  • mis-directing,
  • mis-guide,
  • be-trays,
  • mis inform,
  • out witted,
  • mis-direct,
  • mis-directed,
  • mis-inform,
  • mis informing,
  • be-tray,
  • de-frauds,
  • de frauds,
  • mis-informs,
  • mis lead,
  • mis-guiding,
  • out witting,
  • over reach,
  • de ludes,
  • mis directed,
  • mis representing,
  • out wits,
  • mis-representing,
  • mis directs,
  • mis direct,
  • over-reaching,
  • be trays,
  • mis-informing,
  • mis represents,
  • mis leading,
  • de-ludes,
  • mis-directs,
  • mis-represented,
  • over reaches,
  • pulls wool over eyes,
  • Illuding,
  • pulled wool over eyes,
  • mis represent,
  • over reached,
  • mis-informed,
  • mis-lead,
  • mis-leading,
  • out-witting,
  • leads astray,
  • mis-represents,
  • mis leads,
  • mis-guides,
  • mis informs,
  • be tray,
  • mis guiding,
  • out-wit,
  • mis directing,
  • Illuded,
  • over-reaches,
  • de-fraud,
  • misguides,
  • mis guides,
  • mis informed,
  • over-reached,
  • over reaching,
  • over-reach.
  •molest (verb)
  • be-set,
  • dis composing,
  • dis compose,
  • dis-composing,
  • dis-commode,
  • dis-compose,
  • be-setting,
  • be sets,
  • dis composed,
  • dis commode,
  • dis commodes,
  • be setting,
  • dis-commodes,
  • be-sets,
  • up setting,
  • up sets,
  • up-sets,
  • up-setting,
  • dis-composed,
  • dis composes,
  • up-set,
  • dis-composes.
  •nag (verb)
  • be rated,
  • be rates,
  • up braids,
  • carped at,
  • takes it out on,
  • found fault,
  • up-braid,
  • be-rates,
  • takes out on,
  • be-rating,
  • finding fault,
  • up braid,
  • taking out on,
  • taking it out on,
  • up-braiding,
  • carps at,
  • took it out on,
  • finds fault,
  • carping at,
  • up-braided,
  • up braided,
  • took out on,
  • be-rate,
  • be-rated,
  • be rate,
  • be rating,
  • up-braids.
  •persecute (verb)
  • ill treat,
  • drave up wall,
  • drive wall,
  • driving wall,
  • drives wall,
  • drave up the wall,
  • drives the wall,
  • drives up the wall,
  • drove wall,
  • drive up wall,
  • drove the wall,
  • drave wall,
  • driving up wall,
  • driving the wall,
  • drive the wall,
  • drove up the wall,
  • drove up wall,
  • driving up the wall,
  • drave the wall,
  • drives up wall.
  •pick at/pick on (verb)
  • picks on,
  • in-cited,
  • in cite,
  • in-cite,
  • in cites.
  •pursue (verb)
  • went after,
  • nosed around,
  • playing catch up,
  • camped doorstep of,
  • camp on doorstep of,
  • camped on the doorstep of,
  • camps the doorstep of,
  • plays catch up,
  • camping on doorstep of,
  • scouting out,
  • camping the doorstep of,
  • moves behind,
  • scouts out,
  • camped the doorstep of,
  • camp the doorstep of,
  • camp doorstep of,
  • camps on the doorstep of,
  • ran after,
  • camps on doorstep of,
  • prowling after,
  • camping doorstep of,
  • played catch up,
  • camps doorstep of,
  • pokes around,
  • noses around,
  • searches out,
  • moved behind,
  • prowled after,
  • prowls after,
  • camping on the doorstep of,
  • runs after,
  • moving behind,
  • searching for,
  • nosing around,
  • scouted out,
  • searches for,
  • camped on doorstep of,
  • poking around,
  • poked around.
  •ride (verb)
  • wert autocratic,
  • am autocratic,
  • over-rode,
  • are arbitrary,
  • over ridden,
  • wast autocratic,
  • am arbitrary,
  • was autocratic,
  • is autocratic,
  • are autocratic,
  • re vile,
  • being autocratic,
  • art autocratic,
  • over-ridden,
  • over-riding,
  • was arbitrary,
  • over rode,
  • over rides,
  • art arbitrary,
  • re-vile,
  • were autocratic,
  • over ride,
  • over-rides,
  • over riding,
  • is arbitrary,
  • wert arbitrary,
  • being arbitrary,
  • wast arbitrary,
  • were arbitrary.
  •tantalize (verb)
  • made mouth water,
  • kept hanging,
  • keeping hanging,
  • makes mouth water,
  • making mouth water,
  • keeps hanging.
  •tease (verb)
  • swiped at,
  • swiping at,
  • sending up,
  • swipes at.
  •tempt (verb)
  • turns ones head,
  • turned one head,
  • turning one head,
  • pro-moting,
  • turned ones head,
  • turned one's head,
  • turns one head,
  • pro-motes,
  • turning ones head,
  • pro-mote,
  • turn ones head,
  • turns one's head,
  • turned head,
  • turning one's head,
  • turn head,
  • pro moting,
  • turn one head,
  • turning head,
  • turns head.
  •torment (verb)
  • rubs salt wound,
  • drives bananas,
  • plays cat and mouse,
  • driving bananas,
  • mis-treat,
  • rubbed salt wound,
  • drave bananas,
  • rub salt wound,
  • mis treats,
  • drove bananas,
  • plays cat mouse,
  • mis treated,
  • ex-cruciate,
  • played cat mouse,
  • playing cat mouse,
  • putting through wringer,
  • played cat and mouse,
  • mis-treats,
  • ex cruciate,
  • puts through wringer,
  • rubbing salt wound,
  • mis-treated,
  • playing cat and mouse,
  • play cat mouse,
  • mis treating,
  • rubs salt in wound,
  • mis treat,
  • rubbed salt in wound,
  • rubbing salt in wound.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • shrimping,
  • open season,
  • fishnet,
  • drift net,
  • fox hunting,
  • creel,
  • shark net,
  • Whaling,
  • intercession,
  • squeeze play,
  • ice fishing,
  • wader,
  • arm-twisting,
  • fishing rod,
  • emotional blackmail,
  • drifter,
  • trawl net,
  • fishing tackle,
  • whale,
  • close season,
  • angling,
  • fishing line,
  • wiles,
  • bargaining counter,
  • blood sports,
  • overfishing,
  • rod,
  • fly-fishing,
  • trawl,
  • shock tactics,
  • blandishments,
  • gaff,
  • closed season,
  • pep talk,
  • hunting ground,
  • blarney,
  • shotgun,
  • ferret,
  • reel in,
  • spoor,
  • hunt,
  • field sports,
  • lobster pot,
  • fishing,
  • bargaining chip,
  • hunting,
  • trawler,
  • falconry.
  •
  • sinker,
  • dragnet,
  • harpoon,
  • dare,
  • courtship,
  • barb,
  • scent,
  • seduction,
  • cull.
  •
  • shoot,
  • haul,
  • dogfight,
  • trail,
  • troll,
  • fleet.
  •
  • worry,
  • stalk,
  • cockpit,
  • season,
  • reel.
  •
  • meet,
  • beset.
  •
  • float,
  • pack,
  • pit.
  •
  • land,
  • course.
  •
  • fly,
  • leader,
  • net.
  •
  • pitch.
  •attract
  • swept off one's feet,
  • mousetrap,
  • mousetraps,
  • go over big,
  • appealed to,
  • invited,
  • kill,
  • appeal to,
  • sweep off one's feet,
  • slain,
  • make a hit with,
  • rope in,
  • give the come-on,
  • exert influence,
  • sending,
  • make hit with,
  • roped in,
  • exerting influence,
  • inducing,
  • knock dead.
  •bait
  • heckle.
  •fish
  • bait the hook,
  • seine,
  • Trolling,
  • Chumming,
  • seines,
  • seined,
  • go fishing,
  • cast one's net,
  • haul out,
  • Seining,
  • Chummed,
  • cast one's hook,
  • Trolled.
  •heckle
  • Chivying,
  • heckling,
  • dissing,
  • DISES,
  • Chivied,
  • shout at,
  • dis,
  • chivy.
  •inveigle
  • Snowed,
  • laying it on thick,
  • Soaping,
  • overdo it,
  • Snowing,
  • Soaped,
  • jollied,
  • play up to,
  • get around,
  • worked over,
  • Inveigling,
  • Buttering,
  • soap,
  • lay on thick,
  • jollying,
  • getting around,
  • Buttered,
  • honied,
  • Jollies,
  • laid on thick,
  • Honeying,
  • soften up,
  • lay it on thick,
  • work over.
  •needle
  • needling.
  •pursue
  • goes after,
  • going after,
  • searching out,
  • nose around,
  • searched out,
  • search for,
  • go after,
  • play catch up,
  • searched for,
  • pursuing,
  • move behind,
  • scout out,
  • poke around,
  • search out,
  • prowl after,
  • run after,
  • running after,
  • camp on the doorstep of.
  •seduce
  • seduced,
  • Suckered,
  • Suckering.
  •tantalize
  • make mouth water,
  • keep hanging.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bat the eyes,
  • brown off,
  • Springe,
  • chum,
  • repast,
  • delude,
  • charming,
  • junket,
  • percentage,
  • Fash,
  • assemble,
  • induce,
  • fish bait,
  • waylay,
  • faze,
  • fillip,
  • bracing,
  • befool,
  • incitement,
  • drum up,
  • premium,
  • get at,
  • refreshment,
  • guy,
  • rile,
  • rope,
  • beguiling,
  • call up,
  • kidnap,
  • Importune,
  • beleaguer,
  • gammon,
  • toil,
  • crucify,
  • Feaze,
  • foundation,
  • roil,
  • drag,
  • incommode,
  • gull,
  • goad,
  • Bever,
  • crook,
  • loss leader,
  • chaff,
  • deceive,
  • torture,
  • attractive,
  • bear down upon,
  • mortify,
  • bate,
  • oppress,
  • Immesh,
  • lecture,
  • cajole,
  • false bottom,
  • displease,
  • Trapan,
  • reward,
  • jaw,
  • pivot,
  • mesh,
  • bite to eat,
  • Handsel,
  • revival,
  • remonstrate,
  • slang,
  • restoration,
  • disquiet,
  • noose,
  • dun,
  • block,
  • flirt with,
  • nark,
  • dupe,
  • beat-up,
  • lime,
  • summon,
  • stool-pigeon,
  • stimulation,
  • banquet,
  • junk food,
  • peace offering,
  • basement,
  • sell,
  • mine,
  • wobbler,
  • drawing card,
  • chivvvy,
  • trifle with,
  • Riprap,
  • masked battery,
  • light lunch,
  • tease apart,
  • blat,
  • interest,
  • cobweb,
  • axis,
  • rib,
  • berate,
  • Forelay,
  • birdlime,
  • distemper,
  • gather,
  • meshes,
  • blandish,
  • distraction,
  • tiffin,
  • sustentation,
  • picnic,
  • influence,
  • bearing,
  • spur,
  • repair,
  • meal,
  • catch at,
  • hoot,
  • dish,
  • square meal,
  • tail,
  • luncheon,
  • gudgeon,
  • rebuke,
  • coax,
  • lunch,
  • Pou sto,
  • alluring,
  • Decoy-duck,
  • come up,
  • dessert,
  • dionaea,
  • bristle,
  • pull,
  • muster up,
  • jig,
  • tempting,
  • strike at,
  • woo,
  • drive,
  • food,
  • nick,
  • bola,
  • cross,
  • maltreat,
  • chew up,
  • suborn,
  • encouragement,
  • perplex,
  • bug,
  • dog,
  • lambaste,
  • dissemble,
  • blowout,
  • steerer,
  • profit,
  • have words,
  • potluck,
  • pounce upon,
  • tantalizing,
  • rebound,
  • throw stones at,
  • pick,
  • come over,
  • scold,
  • reproof,
  • gripe,
  • hook shot,
  • trounce,
  • barrack,
  • humbug,
  • substratum,
  • flytrap,
  • nudzh,
  • platform,
  • breakfast,
  • grind,
  • entertainment,
  • grease,
  • card,
  • amass,
  • jeer,
  • toils,
  • trip up,
  • hum,
  • ruffle,
  • spread,
  • charm,
  • mask,
  • Illaqueate,
  • ambush,
  • recuperation,
  • dinner,
  • annoy persistently,
  • devil,
  • relief,
  • poke at,
  • ground,
  • supper,
  • drive mad,
  • plug,
  • pick at,
  • mobilise,
  • bawl out,
  • baited trap,
  • chevy,
  • meet halfway,
  • collect,
  • baits,
  • plate,
  • dress down,
  • fool,
  • entrap,
  • piece,
  • Bara,
  • inveigh,
  • divert,
  • rest,
  • green goods,
  • sit,
  • plague,
  • muster,
  • base,
  • collation,
  • light repast,
  • squid,
  • fluff,
  • betray,
  • train,
  • fulcrum,
  • landing place,
  • whet,
  • tantalising,
  • volunteer,
  • thrash,
  • subvention,
  • draw on,
  • ensnare,
  • balk,
  • Wherret,
  • nettle,
  • fishhook,
  • Trapdoor,
  • stage,
  • chew out,
  • sweetening,
  • haunt,
  • payment,
  • toll,
  • seductive,
  • stale,
  • enmesh,
  • haze,
  • terra firma,
  • ground bait,
  • draw in,
  • groundwork,
  • tamper with,
  • bribery and corruption,
  • Sniggle,
  • persuasive,
  • Intrap,
  • shill,
  • feast,
  • gravel,
  • bore,
  • take-in,
  • Regalement,
  • gill net,
  • pitfall,
  • regale,
  • harrow,
  • drive crazy,
  • entangle,
  • drawcard,
  • ill-use,
  • refection,
  • feed,
  • consideration,
  • spinner,
  • pitch into,
  • substantial meal,
  • fast food,
  • Springle,
  • reprimand,
  • hooking,
  • snack,
  • Hocus,
  • Refocillation,
  • crotchet,
  • exercise,
  • mobilize,
  • purse seine,
  • floor,
  • wave the red flag in front of the bull,
  • locus standi,
  • Jeers,
  • freebie,
  • accumulate,
  • hold,
  • frustrate,
  • convene,
  • flirt,
  • jump at,
  • dejeuner,
  • get,
  • mess,
  • graft,
  • deduce,
  • pound net,
  • shanghai,
  • rise,
  • basis,
  • pique,
  • lariat,
  • attractiveness,
  • gin,
  • support,
  • mount,
  • let in,
  • hook in,
  • Nousel,
  • spring gun,
  • loosen,
  • Nousle,
  • full meal,
  • lambast,
  • put on,
  • stimulative,
  • provocation,
  • hearty meal,
  • infest,
  • claw,
  • Point d'appui,
  • clasp,
  • chide,
  • endearment,
  • flatter,
  • magnetism,
  • stuff up,
  • Boodle,
  • trepan,
  • enticing.

Paraphrases for Bait:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    decoy, lure.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ant.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    baitfish, hook.
  • Verb, base form
    lure.

Antonyms for Bait:

• n.

  • something for luring
    repulsion, discouragement.
  • Other antonyms:
    notice.

• v.

  • lure
    repel, turn off, discourage, repulse.
  • needle
    soothe, encourage, help, delight, assuage, aid, make happy, please, calm.

Bait Sentence Examples:

• I believe they are always ready to eat, replied his Mother; you know that they are caught by bait.

• Remember I'm throwing out no bait, but I expect 'twill be value for a couple of francs.

Homophones for Bait:

• bode, boeotia, bitthead, baht, bot, by the day, biotite, bedded, Butte, bout, bated, bow out, bat, bowhead, batoidei, baddie, buffeted, bovid, bata, bypath, bethe, boyhood, buddy, bade, bit, biddy, beda, baud, beauty, bow-tie, bitt, battue, bow wood, buy at, baeda, beaded, beef patty, beth, bet, beefwood, BOWTIE, bathe, butty, boidae, beta, bedew, bobwhite, babbitt, bad, bota, bittie, bowed, boot, beat out, bead, by the way, be due, baby bed, bayat, boat, body, bd, BVD, bootie, but, bootee, buy it, bodied, buyout, boot out, bifid, butut, B.Th.U., bovidae, bate, beheaded, buddha, bid, buy food, buteo, bedewed, baby tooth, bad hat, butea, biped, bite out, butt, BTU, bod, byte, both, be with it, bida, booty, bud, beatitude, bidet, bede, booth, bitty, beat, beit, bawd, beady-eyed, bawdy, betide, bow tie, bide, butat, buy out, bibbed, beef tea, behead, by-bid, bed, beady, biota, befit, batty, beet, booted, bath, babyhood, bob about, beaut, b.t.u., bothidae, bite, buffet.

Holonyms for Bait:

• n.

  • artifact
    trap.

Hypernym for Bait:

• n.

  • artifact
    stool pigeon, ground bait, chum, fisherman's lure, fish lure.

• v.

  • communication
    gibe, chaff, jeer, kid, banter, jolly, josh, flout, barrack, scoff.

Hyponym for Bait:

• n.

  • artifact
    device.
  • cognition
    temptation, enticement.

• v.

  • communication
    mock, bemock.
  • competition
    assault, set on, assail, attack.
  • social
    entice, lure, tempt.