baiting

/หˆbeษชtษชล‹/

IPA: /B EY1 T IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To attract with bait; to entice.

  2. 2

    To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

verb
  1. 1

    To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.

    โ€œto bait a bear with dogs;โ€ƒ to bait a bullโ€

  2. 2

    To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.

  3. 3

    To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.

  4. 4

    (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.

  5. 5

    (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.

verb
  1. 1

    To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.

noun
  1. 1

    A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.

  2. 2

    The act of luring, as into a trap.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bait, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baiting