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

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bait

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Source Word

bait

IPA(Pronunciation)

/beɪt/

Verb

transitive archaic intransitive

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

Japanese Meaning

犬を使って、動物などに噛ませ、攻撃させる。特に、スポーツ目的で犬を使って襲わせる行為を指す。

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The hunters bait the fox with their hounds until it is too exhausted to flee.

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猟師たちは猟犬を狐にけしかけ、逃げられないほど疲れさせる。

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Sense（1）

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

to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull

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Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

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

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Sense（4）

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

King Cyrus, that he might more speedily receave news from al parts of his Empire (which was of exceeding great length), would needs have it tried how far a horse could in a day goe outright without baiting, at which distance he caused stations to be set up, and men to have fresh horses ready for al such as came to him.

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