bait vs dog

bait

verb
  • To attract with bait; to entice. 

  • 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. 

  • (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. 

adj
  • Well-known; famous; renowned. 

  • Obvious; blatant. 

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. 

dog

verb
  • To pursue with the intent to catch. 

  • To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished. 

  • To criticize. 

  • To divide (a watch) with a comrade. 

  • To fasten a hatch securely. 

  • To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place. 

  • To follow in an annoying or harassing way. 

noun
  • A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this. 

  • A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen. 

  • The meat of this animal, eaten as food 

  • A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office. 

  • A man, guy, chap. 

  • The eighteenth Lenormand card. 

  • One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses. 

  • Something that performs poorly. 

  • Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives (extant and extinct); canid. 

  • A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action. 

  • A sexually aggressive man. 

  • Underdog. 

  • Foot. 

  • The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding. 

  • Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible. 

  • A dull, unattractive girl or woman. 

  • A metal support for logs in a fireplace. 

  • (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone. 

  • Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection. 

adj
  • Of inferior quality; dogshit. 

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