bait vs splutter

bait

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. 

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. 

splutter

verb
  • To direct angry words, criticism, insults, etc., at (someone or something). 

  • To forcefully emit (something), especially in small drops or particles; to sputter. 

  • To soil or sprinkle (someone or something) with a substance, often a liquid; to bespatter, to spatter. 

  • To make a sound or sounds of something forcefully emitting a substance in small drops or particles. 

  • Followed by out: to go out (as a flame) or stop functioning (as an engine or machine) with a spluttering action or sound (senses 2.1 or 2.3). 

  • Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles. 

  • Of a substance: to be emitted forcefully in small drops or particles. 

  • To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

  • To spray droplets of saliva from the mouth while eating or speaking. 

  • To perform in an inconsistent manner to a substandard level. 

  • Sometimes followed by out: to speak (words) hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly. 

noun
  • A forceful choking or spitting sound. 

  • A forceful emission of something, especially in small drops or particles; a spluttering or sputtering. 

  • A disagreement or dispute. 

  • Chaotic and forceful speaking, verbal exchange, etc.; (countable) an instance of this. 

  • A noisy commotion. 

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