to bait

Определение to bait в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: To affix bait to a fishing hook or fishing line; To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport; To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey
And than they com into a lowe medow that was full of swete floures, and there thes noble knyghtes bayted her horses.; Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation; Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests; To attract with bait; to entice; To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass; {i} decoy, lure; enticement, seduction; {v} to put on a bait, give or take refreshments, set dogs upon, clap; {n} a temptation, meat to allure, refreshment; food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey An object or organism used to attract an animal; live fish are attached to hooks and used as bait in the tuna fishery; anything that serves as an enticement; Items used to induce fish to bite a hook; food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net; To provoke and harass; esp; Food or other material that is put on a hook to lure or trap a fish or other animal; A light or hasty luncheon; To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses; A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment; Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net; Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals; If you bait someone, you deliberately try to make them angry by teasing them. He delighted in baiting his mother. = needle; To use something as bait means to use it to trick or persuade someone to do something. Service stations use petrol as a bait to lure motorists into the restaurants and other facilities Television programmes are essentially bait to attract an audience for advertisements; {f} place bait on a hook or trap; tempt, lure, entice; badger, tease, harass; Any substance, esp; Derived from 'blatant', it is used in place of the word For example, "You're baitly wrong " You always emphasize the 'bait' above any other word in the sentence; To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey; something used to lure victims into danger; To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook; The basic format of the yeast-two hybrid system involves the creation of two hybrid molecules, one in which the "bait" protein is fused with a transcription factor, and one in which the "prey" protein is fused with a related transcription factor If the bait and prey proteins indeed interact then the two factors fused to these two proteins are also brought into proximity with each other As a result a specific signal is produced, indicating an interaction has taken place [CHI Proteomics report]; Something used to lure any wildlife resource It is unlawful to use gamefish or any part thereof as bait; If you bait a hook or trap, you put bait on it or in it. He baited his hook with pie The boys dug pits and baited them so that they could spear their prey; A formulation, including attractants, toxicants, and/or mechanical devices used as a lure for killing pests or for sampling populations; means any substance that attracts fish by scent or flavour and includes a lure to which scent or flavouring has been added (see Fishing with Bait in the General Regulations section); lure, entice, or entrap with bait; attack with dogs or set dogs upon; To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey; something used to lure victims into danger anything that serves as an enticement attack with dogs or set dogs upon lure, entice, or entrap with bait; If you take the bait, you react to something that someone has said or done exactly as they intended you to do. The expression rise to the bait is also used, mainly in British English. When she attempts to make you feel guilty, don't take the bait. Variant of bate; to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull; 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"; in virus detection, a file which is deliberately exposed to be infected