baited — c.1600, furnished with bait, pp. adj. from BAIT (Cf. bait) (n.). Hence, in a figurative sense, exciting, alluring (1650s). For bated breath see BATE (Cf. bate) (1) … Etymology dictionary
baited / bated — Baited usually refers to traps: Baiting deer in order to hunt them is illegal in most states. Bated is seldom used but means reduced, abated : Jessica waited with bated breath for news of her success … Confused words
baited / bated — Baited usually refers to traps: Baiting deer in order to hunt them is illegal in most states. Bated is seldom used but means reduced, abated : Jessica waited with bated breath for news of her success … Confused words
baited — Synonyms and related words: badgered, bedeviled, beset, bugged, bullyragged, chivied, deviled, dogged, harassed, harried, heckled, hectored, hounded, needled, nipped at, persecuted, pestered, picked on, plagued, ragged, teased, tormented, worried … Moby Thesaurus
baited — adj. lured, enticed; badgered, bothered, teased beɪt n. decoy, lure; enticement, seduction v. place bait on a hook or trap; tempt, lure, entice; badger, tease, harass … English contemporary dictionary
baited — /ˈbeɪtəd/ (say baytuhd) adjective 1. (of a hook or trap) prepared with bait. 2. (of a hook) having had the bait taken. 3. (of meat, etc.) poisoned or drugged …
baited — past of bait … Useful english dictionary
burn-baited — adjective Prepared for agricultural use by burning … Wiktionary
with baited breath — misspelling of with bated breath … Useful english dictionary
commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… … Universalium
