BAITED Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word baited. (close relations)
Definition of BAITED
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entangled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deeply involved especially in something complicated • twisted together in a tangled mass • involved in difficulties | ||||||||
enticed | verbv | |||||||
verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
lured | verbv | |||||||
noun • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward • anything that serves as an enticement • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
tempted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • dispose or incline or entice to • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting • induce into action by using one's charm • try to seduce • try presumptuously | ||||||||
lure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward • anything that serves as an enticement • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
cod | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached • major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters adverb • collecting the charges upon delivery adjective satellite • payable by the recipient on delivery verb • fool or hoax • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
come-on | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything that serves as an enticement • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward | ||||||||
decoy | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy | ||||||||
hook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a catch for locking a door • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • anything that serves as an enticement • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket verb • fasten with a hook • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left • take by theft • make off with belongings of others • hit with a hook • catch with a hook • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) • secure with the foot • entice and trap • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||||||
rag | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a small piece of cloth • a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities • music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) • newspaper with half-size pages • a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) verb • treat cruelly • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • play in ragtime • harass with persistent criticism or carping • censure severely or angrily • break into lumps before sorting | ||||||||
rally | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm • the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort • a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness • an automobile race run over public roads • (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes verb • gather • call to arms; of military personnel • gather or bring together • return to a former condition • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
razz | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
ride | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement verb • sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions • be carried or travel on or in a vehicle • continue undisturbed and without interference • move like a floating object • harass with persistent criticism or carping • be sustained or supported or borne • have certain properties when driven • be contingent on • lie moored or anchored • sit on and control a vehicle • climb up on the body • ride over, along, or through • keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot • copulate with | ||||||||
sweetener | nounn | |||||||
noun • something added to foods to make them taste sweeter • anything that serves as an enticement | ||||||||
tantalise | verbv | |||||||
verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
tantalize | verbv | |||||||
verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
taunt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
tease | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) • a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances verb • annoy persistently • harass with persistent criticism or carping • to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them • tear into pieces • raise the nap of (fabrics) • disentangle and raise the fibers of • separate the fibers of • mock or make fun of playfully • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||||||
twit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who is regarded as contemptible • aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping |