n. 25B6; noun
the fish let go of the bait : LURE, decoy, fly, troll, jig, plug.
was she the bait to lure him into a trap? : ENTICEMENT, lure, decoy, snare, trap, siren, carrot, attraction, draw, magnet, incentive, temptation, inducement; informal come-on.
25B6; verb he was baited at school : TAUNT, tease, goad, pick on, torment, persecute, plague, harry, harass, hound; informal needle; Brit. informal wind up, nark.