bad vs bait

bad

adj
  • Overly promiscuous, licentious. 

  • Good, superlative, excellent, cool. 

  • Not covered by funds on account. 

  • Not suitable or fitting. 

  • Not appropriate, of manners etc. 

  • Spoiled, rotten, overripe. 

  • Bold and daring. 

  • Malodorous; foul. 

  • Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking! 

  • Unfavorable; negative; not good. 

  • Unskilled; of limited ability; not good. 

  • Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems. 

  • Of poor physical appearance. 

  • False; counterfeit; illegitimate. 

  • Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient. 

  • Evil; wicked. 

  • Severe, urgent. 

  • Very attractive; hot, sexy. 

  • Faulty; not functional. 

  • Tricky; stressful; unpleasant. 

  • Sickly, unhealthy, unwell. 

adv
  • Badly. 

verb
  • To shell (a walnut). 

noun
  • Something that is bad; a harm or evil. 

  • Error; mistake. 

  • An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good. 

intj
  • Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet. 

bait

adj
  • Obvious; blatant. 

  • Well-known; famous; renowned. 

noun
  • Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. 

  • A light or hasty luncheon. 

  • A packed lunch. 

  • A post intended to get a rise out of others. 

  • Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something 

  • A small meal taken mid-morning while farming. 

  • Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. 

  • A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. 

  • A miner's packed meal. 

verb
  • To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass. 

  • (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey. 

  • To attract with bait; to entice. 

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

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

  • To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line. 

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