Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bait
Bait
bait
1. n. & v. --n. 1 food used to entice a prey, esp. a fish or an animal. 2 an allurement; something intended to tempt or entice. 3 archaic a halt on a journey for refreshment or a rest. 4 = BATE. --v. 1 tr. a harass or annoy (a person). b torment (a chained animal). 2 tr. put bait on (a hook, trap, etc.) to entice a prey. 3 archaic a tr. give food to (horses on a journey). b intr. stop on a journey to take food or a rest. Etymology: ME f. ON beita hunt or chase 2. var. of BATE.
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I. verb see: bite Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks, tease, 2. to harass (as a chained animal) with dogs usually for sport, to attack by biting and tearing, 3. to furnish with ~, entice, lure, to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road, intransitive verb to stop for food and rest when traveling, ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse beit pasturage & beita food; akin to Old English bītan to bite Date: 14th century 1. something (as food) used in luring especially to a hook or trap, a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by harmful or objectionable animals, lure, temptation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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