Bait in a sentence as a noun

" do not take his bait and directly respond to such questions.

Link bait title -- It was open source code mixed with Goldman Sachs proprietary code.

Obvious link bait, but they call it bait because it works...Seriously, **** these people.

And there's nothing like a pizza bait-and-switch to get developers angry at you.

Bait in a sentence as a verb

This link-bait headline chose to ignore all the content and focus exclusively on the fact that the plots are ugly.

Decent thought experiment but the whole "wolf in sheep's clothing" part is just link bait title or a really bad analogy.

Today's "journalism" seems to be all link-bait opinion pieces mixed in with copy-pastes from twitter.

Bait definitions

noun

anything that serves as an enticement

See also: come-on hook lure sweetener

noun

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

See also: decoy lure

verb

harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

verb

lure, entice, or entrap with bait

verb

attack with dogs or set dogs upon