Bait

·vi A light or hasty luncheon.

II. Bait ·vt To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.

III. Bait ·vi Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.

IV. Bait ·vt To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.

V. Bait ·vi To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

VI. Bait ·vi A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.

VII. Bait ·vi To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.

VIII. Bait ·vt To provoke and harass; ·esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.

IX. Bait ·vi Any substance, ·esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.