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Teased mercilessly
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baited
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Word definitions for baited in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, "furnished with bait," past participle adjective from bait (v.2). Hence, in a figurative sense, "exciting, alluring" (1650s). For bated breath see bate (v.1).
Usage examples of baited.
The trout-line he had set out baited with cheese would probably catch a few cheese loving catfish.
In Africa, amazing progress has been made in the eradication of the tsetse fly using baited traps made from plastic bags, a few feet of cloth, and some staples.
Others consist of a baited dish beneath a screen cone that fits inside another screen.
We know of one gardener who conditioned the neighbourhood cats to stay out of his yard by luring them into metal traps baited with fish and then turning the hose on them.
I quickly baited a hook with a bit of flying fish and threw the line its way.
The big one that swallowed the baited chicken had long ago been tagged by a biologist named Paul Moler, who works for the state.
I cut the rest of the holes, baited my lines, adjusted the tip-ups, then stood there waiting on the ice.