bait vs gut

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. 

gut

adj
  • Instinctive. 

  • Made of gut. 

verb
  • To dishearten; to crush (the spirits of). 

  • To eviscerate. 

  • To remove or destroy the most important parts of. 

noun
  • A narrow passage of water. 

  • A class that is not demanding or challenging. 

  • The alimentary canal, especially the intestine. 

  • The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc. 

  • The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged 

  • A person's emotional, visceral self. 

  • The sac of silk taken from a silkworm when ready to spin its cocoon, for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. When dry, it is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fishing line. 

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