| • | Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net. |
| • | Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. |
| • | A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. |
| • | A light or hasty luncheon. |
| • | To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull. |
| • | To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses. |
| • | To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook. |
| • | To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey. |
| • | To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey. |
