'bait' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'bait' with 5 example sentences.
- bait noun
-
: anything that serves as an enticement
: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- bait verb
-
: harass with persistent criticism or carping
: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
It's hard to catch fish without bait.
She didn't take the bait.
Great bait, mate, I rate eight out of eight.
He taunted me, but I didn't take the bait.
In this store they like to bait and switch.