baited

baited
baited c.1600, "furnished with bait," pp. adj. from BAIT (Cf. bait) (n.). Hence, in a figurative sense, "exciting, alluring" (1650s). For bated breath see BATE (Cf. bate) (1).

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  • Baited — Bait Bait (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • baited / bated —    Baited usually refers to traps: Baiting deer in order to hunt them is illegal in most states.    Bated is seldom used but means reduced, abated : Jessica waited with bated breath for news of her success …   Confused words

  • baited / bated —    Baited usually refers to traps: Baiting deer in order to hunt them is illegal in most states.    Bated is seldom used but means reduced, abated : Jessica waited with bated breath for news of her success …   Confused words

  • baited — Synonyms and related words: badgered, bedeviled, beset, bugged, bullyragged, chivied, deviled, dogged, harassed, harried, heckled, hectored, hounded, needled, nipped at, persecuted, pestered, picked on, plagued, ragged, teased, tormented, worried …   Moby Thesaurus

  • baited — adj. lured, enticed; badgered, bothered, teased beɪt n. decoy, lure; enticement, seduction v. place bait on a hook or trap; tempt, lure, entice; badger, tease, harass …   English contemporary dictionary

  • baited — /ˈbeɪtəd/ (say baytuhd) adjective 1. (of a hook or trap) prepared with bait. 2. (of a hook) having had the bait taken. 3. (of meat, etc.) poisoned or drugged …  

  • baited — past of bait …   Useful english dictionary

  • burn-baited — adjective Prepared for agricultural use by burning …   Wiktionary

  • with baited breath — misspelling of with bated breath …   Useful english dictionary

  • commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium

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