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baitsnounpl. of bait something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trapcheese is the traditional bait for trapping mice decoys, lures ambushes, nets, trapshooks, snares, trollsplugs, scents, spinners, stool pigeonsappeals, attractions, calls, draws, incentives, pullsenticements, seducements, seductions, temptationsentanglements, entrapments repellents(also repellants) something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gainthe promise of free vacation is surefire bait to get people to agree to be chaperones for school trips allurements, come-ons, enticements, lures, siren songs, temptations, turn-ons appeals, callsattractions, boosts, encouragements, goads, impetuses, impulses, incentives, inducements, motivations, persuasions, seducements, seductions, spurs, stimulidecoys, snares, trapsentrapments, mousetraps alarms(also alarums), alerts, cautions, forewarnings, notices, warnings baitsverbpresent tense third-person singular of baitto attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insultsI wished the candidates would stop baiting each other and instead address the real issues hassles, hazes, heckles, needles, rides, taunts, teases derides, gibes(or jibes), jeers, mocks, ridiculesannoys, bothers, bugs, burns (up), chafes, frets, frosts, galls, gets, gnaws (at), grates, gripes, hacks (off), hagrides, irks, irritates, itches, nags, narks(British), nettles, peeves, pesters, piques, puts out, rasps, riles, ruffles, spites, troubles, vexesaggravates, exasperates, goads, tests, triesaggrieves, agitates, bedevils, beleaguers, discomforts, disturbs, perturbsbadgers, dogs, houndsbrowbeats, bullies, hectorsharasses, harries, persecutes, plagues, terrorizes, torments, tortures makes game of, picks on to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantagethe investment scheme cunningly baits the greedy and the unscrupulous allures, beguiles, betrays, decoys, entices, leads on, lures, seduces, solicits, tempts draws in, inveigles, persuades, ropes (in), snowscatches, enmeshes(also immeshes), ensnares, entraps, meshes, snares, tangles, trapsbewitches, captivates, charms, enchants, fascinates, magnetizes, wiles alerts, cautions, forewarns, wards (off), warnsdrives (away or off), repulses, turns away |