bait

US /beɪt/
UK /beɪt/
1.

esca

food used to entice fish or other animals as prey.

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herrings make excellent bait for pike
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luredecoyflytrolljigplugteaser
2.

esca

variant spelling of

1.

esca

deliberately annoy or taunt (someone).

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the other boys reveled in baiting him about his love of literature
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tauntgoadprovokepick ontormenttorturepersecutebadgerplagueharryharasshoundteaseannoyirritatehassleneedlegive someone a hard timewind upnark
2.

esca

prepare (a hook, trap, net, or fishing area) with bait to entice fish or animals as prey.

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she baited a trap with carrots and corn
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bait-and-switch