bait vs frank

bait

adj
  • Obvious; blatant. 

  • Well-known; famous; renowned. 

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. 

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. 

frank

adj
  • unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident 

  • honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised. 

verb
  • To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc. 

  • To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. 

  • To place a frank on an envelope. 

  • To send by public conveyance free of expense. 

noun
  • The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found. 

  • A hot dog or sausage. 

  • The grey heron. 

  • A pigsty. 

  • Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). 

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