A dog that is used to test another dog's fighting instinct. The "bait" is mauled or killed in the process.

The use of racially derisive language, actions, or other forms of communication in order to set people against each other, usually in the context of white and black people.

(humorous) One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark. / (humorous, by extension) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position; a dead duck.

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 unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product.

Relating to use of bait and switch (offering one attractive exchange initially, but not honoring the offer) in business, politics, and elsewhere.

Eggcorn of with bated breath.

(of land) Prepared for agricultural use by burning

simple past tense and past participle of burn-beat

(idiomatic) To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious. / To nibble at bait (of a fish) on a hook.

plural of bait ball