vi a light or hasty luncheon.
2. bait ·vt to furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
3. bait ·vi anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
4. bait ·vt to give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
5. bait ·vi to flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
6. bait ·vi a portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
7. bait ·vi to stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
8. bait ·vt to provoke and harass; ·esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
9. bait ·vi any substance, ·esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.