Bait
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- (FIGURATIVE) គ្រឿងទាក់ចិត្ដ, បៀតបៀន, fish bait នុយ, បង់ប្រាក់ធានា, use money as bait នុយ
noun
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- (Foot to entice animals, lure) ឆ្នួន
Example: Udom baited his hook with earthworms.
verb — past tense: baited ; past participle: baited ; present participle: baiting ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) ~ something (with something) (put food on a hook or in a trap as a lure) ធ្វើឲ្យមានកម្លាំងឡើងវិញ, bait customers ទាក់ bait a dog ធ្វើឱ្យឡប់ (ឆាឆៅ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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- A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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- A light or hasty luncheon.
verb — past tense: baited ; past participle: baited ; present participle: baiting ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.