bait vs rogue

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. 

rogue

adj
  • Mischievous, unpredictable. 

  • Large, destructive and unpredictable. 

  • Deceitful, unprincipled. 

  • Vicious and solitary. 

verb
  • To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination. 

noun
  • A vagrant. 

  • A plant that shows some undesirable variation. 

  • A character class focusing on stealthy conduct. 

  • An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant. 

  • A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. 

  • Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself. 

  • A mischievous scamp. 

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