🎣bait

Meaning

Food or lure used to attract fish or animals; to deliberately provoke or annoy.

Example Sentences

He used worms as bait to catch fish.

Example Expressions

rise to the bait

Synonyms

lure, decoy, trap, entice, provoke

Antonyms

repel, dissuade, ignore

Collocations

fishing bait, bait trap, bait the hook, take the bait

More Example Sentences

Clickbait headlines are often designed to mislead the reader.