bait (n.)
- allure
- allurement
- annoy
- badger
- birdlime
- bite
- bola
- bother
- bribe
- bristle
- bug
- carrot
- charm
- coax
- cobweb
- come-on
- decoy
- devil
- distemper
- dog
- dragnet
- draw
- encouragement
- endearment
- entice
- enticement
- exercise
- fillip
- fishhook
- flirt
- fly
- get
- gripe
- harry
- haze
- heckle
- hector
- hook
- hound
- incentive
- incitement
- inducement
- interest
- invitation
- irk
- jig
- lariat
- lasso
- lime
- lure
- miff
- morsel
- nag
- needle
- net
- nettle
- noose
- payment
- peeve
- percentage
- piece
- pique
- plague
- plug
- pother
- profit
- provocation
- rag
- reward
- ride
- rile
- roil
- ruffle
- seine
- snare
- spinner
- squid
- stimulation
- stimulus
- sweetener
- sweetening
- tease
- tempt
- temptation
- toll
- torment
- trap
- trawl
- vex
- wobbler
- worry
bait (v.)
- aggravate
- allure
- annoy
- badger
- bedevil
- beset
- birdlime
- bite
- blandish
- bother
- bribe
- bristle
- bug
- bullyrag
- cajole
- charm
- chivy
- coax
- decoy
- devil
- discompose
- distemper
- disturb
- dog
- draw
- ensnare
- entice
- entrap
- exasperate
- exercise
- flirt
- fly
- get
- gripe
- harass
- harry
- haze
- heckle
- hector
- hook
- hound
- interest
- inveigh
- inveigle
- irk
- jig
- lasso
- lime
- lure
- miff
- molest
- nag
- needle
- net
- nettle
- noose
- peeve
- persecute
- pester
- piece
- pique
- plague
- plug
- pother
- profit
- provoke
- rag
- reward
- ride
- rile
- roil
- ruffle
- seduce
- seine
- snare
- tease
- tempt
- toll
- torment
- trap
- trawl
- vex
- whet
- woo
- worry
Fish not, with this melancholy bait,
For this fool gudgeon, this opinion.
