Bait

1. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
2. A light or hasty luncheon.
3. To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
4. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
5. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
6. To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
7. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
8. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
9. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.