BAITING
/ˈbeɪtɪŋ/
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
B(3) A(1) I(1) T(1) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈbeɪtɪŋ/
verb
- To attract with bait; to entice.
- To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
verb
- To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.“to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull”
- To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
verb
- To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
noun
- A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
- The act of luring, as into a trap.
Source: Wiktionary
