Bait
6 thesaurus results for: bait
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | bait |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To torment with persistent insult or ridicule. |
| Synonyms: | badger, bullyrag, heckle, hector, hound, taunt, wave the red flag in front of the bull |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | bait |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | allure, allurement, attack, badger, bite, bribe, chum, decoy, draw, entice, enticement, exasperate, feed, fulcrum, halt, harass, inducement, irk, lure, provoke, tempt, temptation, torment, trap |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | annoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To disturb by repeated attacks. |
| Synonyms: | bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease, torment, worry |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward. |
| Synonyms: | allurement, come-on, enticement, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, seduction, temptation |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult. |
| Synonyms: | snare, trap |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | tantalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. |
| Synonyms: | tease |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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