Phrase Hound found 54 phrases and 77 compound words that contain bait. The most common are listed below. Open bait in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 54
- take the baitTo nibble at bait on a hook.
- bait and switchAn unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and …
- taking the baitpresent participle and gerund of take the bait
- bear baitUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, bait.
- shark baitOne who is in a precarious or vulnerable position.
- link baitArticles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral.
- fish or cut baitTo make a decision, especially after a period of delay; to either take action now or forgo the opportunity.
- rising to the baitpresent participle and gerund of rise to the bait
- taken the baitpast participle of take the bait: To nibble at bait on a hook.
- takes the baitthird-person singular simple present indicative of take the bait: To nibble at bait on a hook.
- took the baitsimple past of take the bait
- Oscar baitA film or films perceived to have been produced at least partially in order to be nominated for, and hopefully win, an Academy Award.
- bait carA vehicle used as a decoy by police to help apprehend car thieves, often equipped to be tracked by GPS and to be disabled remotely.
- red-baitAlternative form of redbait: To attack by denouncing as a Communist.
- bait-and-switchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of bait-and-switch: An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel …
- bait-and-switchingpresent participle and gerund of bait-and-switch
- bait-and-switchedsimple past and past participle of bait-and-switch
- bait advertisingSynonym of bait and switch: An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is …
- bait ballA roughly spherical, very dense school of bait (prey) fish.
- bait billsSynonym of bait money: A set or roll of bills with known serial numbers that is used by a bank in order to aid the tracing of a bank robber.
- bait moneyA set or roll of bills with known serial numbers that is used by a bank in order to aid the tracing of a bank robber.
- click-baitAlternative form of clickbait: Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.
- jail baitAlternative spelling of jailbait: A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.
- rage-baitAlternative spelling of ragebait: Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
- YouTube baitA form of content specifically designed to attract views on YouTube by leveraging sensationalism, controversy, or misleading tactics.
Compound words 77
- jailbaitA sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.
- whitebaitThe young of various species of fish, especially herrings, sprats or smelts
- baitfishSmall fish such as minnows that are used as bait to catch larger predatory fish.
- clickbaitWebsite content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.
- bearbaitAn instance of bearbaiting.
- baitcastingA form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure)
- crankbaitA kind of fishing lure.
- BaityA surname.
- spinnerbaitA kind of fishing lure with spinning blades that create varying degrees of flash and vibration mimicking the movement of a fish.
- jebaitTo manipulate or trick, especially in a benign and light-hearted way.