Antonyms for bait

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : beyt

Phonetic Transcription : beɪt

Definition of bait

Origin : "food put on a hook or trap to lure prey," c.1300, from Old Norse beita "food," related to Old Norse beit "pasture," Old English bat "food," literally "to cause to bite" (see bait (v.)). Figurative sense "anything used as a lure" is from c.1400.

noun something for luring
verb lure
verb needle

Example sentences :

Robert went out into the garden, and dug some worms for bait.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

The waters were full of fish, but they would not take the bait.
Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell

Johnson was stationed in the powder-magazine, in charge of the cord which held the bait.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

A whale swallowed this bait and then tried to escape as he felt the rope pulling him.
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

Give my horse a bait and a drink, I beg of ye, for I must get on my way.'
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

There is not one of these men whom he hath not tempted into this affair by some bait or other.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I would even have been willing to try and bait (shudders) his hook.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

We stopped for a draught of wine and to bait our horses, losing half an hour thus.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

I tie mussels on a string, and the minnows bite the bait and hold fast.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various

Here was the bait for the German ships under Helgoland's guns.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Synonyms for bait

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019