(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
Used in a Sentence
baited
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for baited.
Editorial note
It's link-baity by the fact that many people were baited into clicking that link under false pretenses.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of baited gathered in one view.
(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
(transitive) To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for baited.
verb
(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
verb
(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
verb
(transitive) To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.
verb
(transitive) To target a pest species by laying baits.
Example sentences
It's link-baity by the fact that many people were baited into clicking that link under false pretenses.
It's as if, having baited you in with the title, they immediately start walking it back.
If you have mice, you can set out baited traps and be certain to catch some.
I am waiting with baited breath for a 27-inch stand-alone LED display based on the new iMac's display.
People react as if they were baited when they see my name.
Articles like this make me think of a long lost period where everyone would listen with baited breath about the technical wisdom of Digg.
They were total jerks to us and baited us to tell them how we accomplished X.
Waaay more fun to read than the with-baited-breath-and-optimism we usually get from the web-dev/devops world.
If that was not included in the email, than it seems like that rep knew you would get that email, and you were just baited.
Although, I keep getting baited to address it, so here I am.
Given the article, it sounds like he was baited into giving a sound bite that could be taken out of context, by a reporter at an off the record dinner.
Rule: The seller is not given access to the reviewer's real identity and order number and cannot communicate with them except for public comments (which are always a bad idea as you can be baited into a flame war by a smart competitor).
Quote examples
I think the term for what you're hinting at is "baited" or something like that.
Then they baited us with, "We'd like to work with you, please tell us how you achieved this technological feat." We took the bait and told them our trade secret.
I was thinking "job security" but baited works too.
I think the big complaint was that your post was titled "How I lost a shit-ton of money in one day" but the content was "How I started making some money on OTC trades and got on a leaderboard at work" -- felt click-baited.
Proper noun examples
Baited subject, not specifically about super bowl at all.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use baited in a sentence?
It's link-baity by the fact that many people were baited into clicking that link under false pretenses.
What does baited mean?
(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
What part of speech is baited?
baited is commonly used as verb.