bait
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
anything that serves as an enticement
Types & categories
- enticement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
The children teased the new teacher
Types & categories
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Sense 3 noun
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- chum hyponym
- fisherman's lure hyponym
- ground bait hyponym
- stool pigeon hyponym
Parts & wholes
- trap part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
lure, entice, or entrap with bait
Types & categories
- lure hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
attack with dogs or set dogs upon
Types & categories
- assault hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweeten |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | addict |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | enticement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | teasing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | taunt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Tantalus |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tantalizer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tease |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mock |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jeer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | chaff |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | trap |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | chum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fisherman's lure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground bait |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stool pigeon |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | lure |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | assault |