Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "bait" can be used as verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Oscar bait YouTube bait bait advertising bait and switch bait ball bait bill bait bills bait boat bait box bait bug bait car bait dog bait money bait up bait-and-switch bait-cord baitable baitcaster baitcasting baitfish baitholder baithook baiting baitless baitshop baitware baitwell baitworm baity bear bait bear-bait bearbait buzzard bait buzzbait click bait click-bait clickbait crankbait craybait crowbait cut bait dickbait fish or cut bait fishbait flame bait flamebait fuckbait fujobait gaybait groundbait jail bait jail-bait jailbait jebait ledger bait link bait link-bait linkbait nonbaited pedobait pedobaiting pogey bait prebait queerbait race-bait ragebait rebait red-bait redbait rise to the bait scambait sharebait shark bait shark-bait spinnerbait spoonbait stinkbait swimbait take the bait unbait unbaited unicorn bait whitebait

Etymologically Related To

bite

Context

mle

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

assail assault attack bemock device entice enticement lure mock set on tempt temptation

Type Of (IsA)

device temptation

Manner Of

assail entice

Part Of

trap

Receives Action

attached to fish hook

Related Terms

allure alluring annoy bite blatant entice famous feed fish fishing hook fishing line flap flutter fly food harass hawk hook hover luncheon lure net obvious prey refreshment renowned snare stoop substance threaten torment trap water well known wing worry

Synonym Network

tease worry

Used For

attract fish to one's fishing line catch bass catch fish lure fish

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.