Synonyms:
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
Meaning: anything that serves as an enticement
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
"Have to use bait," grinned Terry.
The bait used by those who go fishing for compliments.
It was some time before the bait took, but at length--even emperors are only men!
The man was unscrupulous, and with the girl as a bait, Paul Armstrong soon had him fast.
They are good Samaritans to all the half-dead bait he from time to time throws overboard.
Tarzan depended upon his own quickness and the suddenness of his attack, for he had no bait or hook.
At such times the angler may try to tempt her with spoon or other artificial bait, or with live fish, but she will not touch them!
"I did mean these young red hats here, who do no more dare to bait your father's lions than to face the Cods of Dort in fair and equal fight."
"The carcase or live bait must be hedged round, and means adopted to guide the leopard across the string, by running out a short hedge on one side.
What is, after all, this electoral reform which the people grasp at, as if it were a bait, and which so many ambitious persons either call for or denounce?