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baiting

/ˈbeɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of luring or enticing someone or something, typically in order to catch or trap.

    - "Fishermen use bait to attract fish."
    - "Politicians use bait issues to win votes."
  • Noun

    A competitive event involving the throwing of a weighted line with a hook and bait towards a target.

    - "John is a champion angler and excels at bait casting."
    - "The bait shop provided us with the best lures for the tournament."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with baiting
hating , waiting , gating , fating
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
  1. Bait (English) : A type of firework that explodes with a loud bang.

  2. Bait (English) : A type of food or feed given to animals, especially to train them or to keep them in captivity.


Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. Bating (English) : To hit or strike (a ball) repeatedly with the bat in cricket or baseball.

  2. Baiting (English) : To mock, tease, or provoke (someone) cruelly and persistently, especially in public.


Variants
List of all variants of baiting that leads to same result
bait , baited , baiter , baiters , baiting , baits , race-baiting , race-baitings , red-baiting , red-baitings , red-bait , red-baited , red-baiter , red-baiters , red-baits
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

baits, baited, baiting, baitsman, baiting-ground


Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English batan ‘to strike, beat, batter’; related to bait 'a blow, strike, a beating' and bait 'a blow, a stroke, a wound'. The meaning ‘lure, bait’ is a figurative use, derived from the idea of striking or wounding the senses or emotions.


Trivia
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  1. The largest recorded fish catch using bait was a 1,560-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Japan in 2012.

  2. The word 'bait' is also used in the context of computer security to refer to a decoy or fake website designed to lure users into revealing sensitive information.


Related Concepts
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  1. Lure: A bait is a type of lure, but not all lures are baits. A lure is any object used to attract or entice something, such as a fish, an animal, or a person.

  2. Angling: Angling is the practice of catching fish with a hook and line. Bait is often used in angling to attract fish towards the hook.


Culture
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Baiting has been a popular practice for centuries, especially in the context of hunting and fishing. It has been depicted in various forms of literature, art, and music. For instance, in Shakespeare's play 'The Taming of the Shrew', Petruchio uses baiting as a metaphor for wooing his bride-to-be. In folk music, there are numerous songs about baiting and angling, such as 'The Fishin' Song' by Woody Guthrie.

How to Memorize "baiting"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a fisherman casting a line into the water with a wiggling worm as bait. Imagine the fish biting the hook and the fisherman pulling it out of the water.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bait' with the image of a fishhook and a worm. Think of the word 'lure' as a synonym.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Bait Aids Anglers In Catching' to remember the meaning of 'bait'.


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