BAIT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BAIT?

Need another word that means the same as “bait”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “bait” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bait” are: come-on, hook, lure, sweetener, decoy, fly, troll, jig, plug, teaser, enticement, snare, trap, siren, carrot, attraction, draw, magnet, incentive, temptation, allurement, incitement, inducement, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, goad, provoke, pick on, torment, torture, persecute, badger, plague, harry, harass, hound, annoy, irritate, get someone's back up

Bait as a Noun

Definitions of "Bait" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bait” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Anything that serves as an enticement.
• Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.
• Food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey.
• Something intended to entice someone to do something.

Synonyms of "Bait" as a noun (23 Words)

allurement	The power to entice or attract through personal charm. Its allurement was its remoteness.
attraction	A force under the influence of which objects tend to move towards each other. She has very romantic ideas about sexual attraction.
carrot	Deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant. Carrot cake.
come-on	Anything that serves as an enticement.
decoy	A bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals. We need a decoy to distract their attention.
draw	The act of drawing or hauling something. He played only draw and stud.
enticement	The quality of being attractive or tempting. His enticements were shameless.
fly	A flap of material covering the opening or fastening of a garment or of a tent. We decided to give it a fly.
hook	A sharp curve or crook a shape resembling a hook. A perfectly timed right hook to the chin.
incentive	A payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment. Tax incentives for investing in depressed areas.
incitement	An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating. The incitement of mutiny.
inducement	A thing that persuades or leads someone to do something. It is claimed that she was offered an inducement to plead guilty.
jig	A piece of music for a jig typically in compound time.
lure	Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. The film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls.
magnet	Physics a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field. The beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun worshippers.
plug	A circular piece of metal rubber or plastic used to stop the plughole of a bath or basin and keep the water in it. They sold chewing tobacco in bars and plugs.
siren	A woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way. Ambulance sirens.
snare	Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. Seducers laid their snares for innocent provincials.
sweetener	Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter. A sweetener may persuade them to sell.
teaser	A tricky question or task. Promotional teasers in every commercial break.
temptation	The act of influencing by exciting hope or desire. He felt the temptation and his will power weakened.
trap	In the game of trapball the shoe shaped device that is hit with a bat to send the ball into the air. Keep your trap shut.
troll	A fisherman s lure that is used in trolling. He used a spinner as his troll.

Usage Examples of "Bait" as a noun

• Many potential buyers are reluctant to take the bait.
• Herrings make excellent bait for pike.
• Fishing with live baits.

Bait as a Verb

Definitions of "Bait" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bait” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Deliberately annoy or taunt (someone.
• Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
• Put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals.
• Lure, entice, or entrap with bait.
• Cause dogs to attack (a trapped or restrained animal.
• Attack with dogs or set dogs upon.

Synonyms of "Bait" as a verb (24 Words)

annoy	Cause annoyance in disturb especially by minor irritations. A gallant Saxon who annoyed this Coast.
badger	Repeatedly ask (someone) to do something; pester. Tom had finally badgered her into going.
cod	Fool or hoax.
get someone's back up	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
goad	Urge with or as if with a goad. He was trying to goad her into a fight.
harass	Make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
harry	Persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy’s territory. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked.
hound	Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly. The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him.
irritate	Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry. Sprays and polishes can irritate dry sensitive skin.
persecute	Cause to suffer. Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls.
pick on	Pilfer or rob.
plague	Annoy continually or chronically. He has been plagued by ill health.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder.
rag	Play in ragtime. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister.
rally	Drive in a rally. A series of meetings to rally support for the union.
razz	Tease (someone) playfully. His co workers razz him about it.
ride	Ride over along or through. A stream of young surfers fighting the elements to ride the waves.
tantalise	Harass with persistent criticism or carping.
tantalize	Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable. Such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world s best thinkers.
taunt	Reproach (someone) with something in a contemptuous way. Pupils began taunting her about her weight.
tease	Backcomb (hair) in order to make it appear fuller. The flirting man teased the young woman.
torment	Torment emotionally or mentally. Every day I have kids tormenting me because they know I live alone.
torture	Subject to torture. His tortured mind.
twit	Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

Usage Examples of "Bait" as a verb

• I used a hook baited with fat.
• The other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature.
• People who bait badgers.

Associations of "Bait" (30 Words)

allure	The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. Will sponsors really be allured by such opportunities.
ambush	Hunt quarry by stalking and ambushing. Kidnappers waiting in ambush.
attract	Be attractive to. I did not want to attract attention.
decoy	Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy. A decoy duck.
delusive	Giving a false or misleading impression. A delusive perception of opportunity for all.
ensnare	Take or catch as if in a snare or trap. They were ensnared in city centre traffic.
entice	Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. The treat is offered to entice the dog to eat.
entrap	Catch in or as in a trap. Discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife.
extricate	Release from entanglement of difficulty. He was trying to extricate himself from official duties.
hook	Catch with a hook. Hook a fish.
immobilize	Cause to be unable to move. The sudden storm immobilized the traffic.
inducement	Act of bringing about a desired result. There is no inducement to wait for payment.
jig	Dance a jig. He stood up and jigged in the cockpit.
lariat	A rope used as a lasso or for tethering.
lasso	Catch an animal with a lasso. At last his father lassoed the horse.
lure	Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. He lured me into temptation.
pitfall	A trap in the form of a concealed hole. The pitfalls of buying goods at public auctions.
poacher	Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters. An egg poacher.
rat	Catch rats especially with dogs. Many of the clans rallied to his support others ratted and joined the King s forces.
reel	A piece of music for a reel typically in simple or duple time. A reel of copper wire.
shackle	Chain with shackles. They seek to shackle the oil and gas companies by imposing new controls.
snare	Catch a bird or mammal in a snare. Five blackmailers were snared in a police sting.
swipe	Pass a swipe card through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it. He missed the ball with his first swipe.
tempt	Persuade (someone) to do something. We were tempted by the delicious looking food.
tempter	The Devil. Satan is the great tempter of mankind.
trammel	Deprive of freedom of action. We have no wish to be trammelled by convention.
trap	In the game of trapball the shoe shaped device that is hit with a bat to send the ball into the air. I played the traps a little myself once.
untangle	Release from entanglement of difficulty. Fishermen untangled their nets.
unwary	Not cautious of possible dangers or problems. Some thieves prey especially on unwary travelers.