baiting Definition

bait
noun

1. Food put on a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals.
2. Anything intended to attract or tempt.

Thesaurus: attraction, lure, inducement, enticement, temptation, carrot.
3. slang
A rage.
Form: bate (also)

verb baited, baiting

1. To put food on or in (a hook or trap).
2. To harass or tease (a person or animal) wilfully.

Thesaurus: torment, tease, bother, nag, annoy, goad, harass, anger, irritate, provoke, irk.
3. To set dogs on (another animal, eg a badger).

Derivative: baiting
noun

Note: especially in compounds

Example: bear-baiting

Etymology: 13c: from Norse beita to make something bite.

Info:

There is often a spelling confusion between baited and bated.