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bait
(encz) | bait,nastražit návnadu v: Rostislav Svoboda |
bait
(encz) | bait,návnada n: Rostislav Svoboda |
bait
(encz) | bait,vnadidlo n: |
Bait
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes),
to flap or flutter. See Batter, v. t.]
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a
hawk when she stoops to her prey. "Kites that bait and beat."
--Shak.
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Bait
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i.
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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Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.
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My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting
at Newmarket. --Evelyn.
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Bait
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.]
1. 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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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found
burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
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Bait
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.
[root]87. See Bite.]
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1. 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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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
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bait
(wn) | bait
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, {come-
on}, hook, lure, sweetener]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: 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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon |
bait
(devil) | BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The
best kind is beauty.
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bait
(encz) | bait,nastražit návnadu v: Rostislav Svobodabait,návnada n: Rostislav Svobodabait,vnadidlo n: |
bait animals
(encz) | bait animals,štvát zvěř Rostislav Svoboda |
baited
(encz) | baited,lákal v: Zdeněk Brožbaited,škádlil v: Zdeněk Brož |
baiting
(encz) | baiting,štvanice n: Zdeněk Brož |
baits
(encz) | baits,návnady n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
crow-bait
(encz) | crow-bait, n: |
crowbait
(encz) | crowbait, n: |
fish or cut bait
(encz) | fish or cut bait, |
ground bait
(encz) | ground bait, n: |
groundbait
(encz) | groundbait,vnadidlo Jaroslav Šedivý |
pesticide bait
(encz) | pesticide bait,pesticidní návnada [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
whitebait
(encz) | whitebait,druh sledě n: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
Bait bug
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.]
1. 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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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found
burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
[1913 Webster]Bug \Bug\ (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin,
scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.]
1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]
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Sir, spare your threats:
The bug which you would fright me with I seek.
--Shak.
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2. (Zool.) A general name applied to various insects
belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch
bug, etc.
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3. (Zool.) An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the
bedbug (Cimex lectularius). See Bedbug.
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4. (Zool.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the
ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
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5. (Zool.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow
bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
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Note: According to popular usage in England and among
housekeepers in America around 1900, bug, when not
joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically
for bedbug. As a general term it is now used very
loosely in America as a colloquial term to mean any
small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid,
and was formerly used still more loosely in England.
"God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug
that creeps." --Rogers (--Naaman). "This bug with
gilded wings." --Pope.
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6. (Computers) An error in the coding of a computer program,
especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail.
See, for example, year 2000 bug. "That's not a bug, it's
a feature!"
[PJC]
7. Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a
plan.
[PJC]
8. A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or
record conversations surreptitiously.
[PJC]
9. An infectious microorganism; a germ[4]. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
10. An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be
caused by an infectious organism. [Colloq.]
Note: In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of
AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as
"the bug".
[PJC]
11. An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera
bug. [Colloq.]
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Bait bug. See under Bait.
Bug word, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.]
--Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Hippa \Hip"pa\, Hippe \Hip"pe\, n. (Zool.)
A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly
in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also
bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura.
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bait bug
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See Bait, v. t.]
1. 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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2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--Fairfax.
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3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. A light or hasty luncheon.
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Bait bug (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found
burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.
[1913 Webster]Bug \Bug\ (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin,
scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. Bogey, Boggle.]
1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]
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Sir, spare your threats:
The bug which you would fright me with I seek.
--Shak.
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2. (Zool.) A general name applied to various insects
belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch
bug, etc.
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3. (Zool.) An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the
bedbug (Cimex lectularius). See Bedbug.
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4. (Zool.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the
ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
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5. (Zool.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow
bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
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Note: According to popular usage in England and among
housekeepers in America around 1900, bug, when not
joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically
for bedbug. As a general term it is now used very
loosely in America as a colloquial term to mean any
small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid,
and was formerly used still more loosely in England.
"God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug
that creeps." --Rogers (--Naaman). "This bug with
gilded wings." --Pope.
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6. (Computers) An error in the coding of a computer program,
especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail.
See, for example, year 2000 bug. "That's not a bug, it's
a feature!"
[PJC]
7. Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a
plan.
[PJC]
8. A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or
record conversations surreptitiously.
[PJC]
9. An infectious microorganism; a germ[4]. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
10. An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be
caused by an infectious organism. [Colloq.]
Note: In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of
AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as
"the bug".
[PJC]
11. An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera
bug. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
Bait bug. See under Bait.
Bug word, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.]
--Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Hippa \Hip"pa\, Hippe \Hip"pe\, n. (Zool.)
A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly
in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also
bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura.
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bait stealer
(gcide) | Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. Conner.] (Zool.)
(a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus
adspersus}); -- called also chogset, burgall, {blue
perch}, and bait stealer. [Written also conner.]
(b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.
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Baited
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.
[root]87. See Bite.]
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1. 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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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
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Baiter
(gcide) | Baiter \Bait"er\ (b[=a]t"[~e]r), n.
One who baits; a tormentor.
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Baiting
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.
[root]87. See Bite.]
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1. 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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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
[1913 Webster]baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n.
harassment, especially of a tethered animal.
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baiting
(gcide) | Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Baiting.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.
Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.
[root]87. See Bite.]
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1. 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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2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,
to bait horses. --Holland.
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3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
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A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
--W. Irving.
[1913 Webster]baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n.
harassment, especially of a tethered animal.
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baitworm
(gcide) | Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zool.)
A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of
tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found
burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and
is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also
lobworm, and baitworm.
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Bear baiting
(gcide) | Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer,
OHG. bero, pero, G. b[aum]r, Icel. & Sw. bj["o]rn, and
possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla
bear.]
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1. (Zool.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
but they live largely on fruit and insects.
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Note: The European brown bear (Ursus arctos), the white
polar bear (Ursus maritimus), the grizzly bear
(Ursus horribilis), the American black bear, and its
variety the cinnamon bear (Ursus Americanus), the
Syrian bear (Ursus Syriacus), and the sloth bear, are
among the notable species.
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2. (Zool.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in
form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear;
ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
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3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the
Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
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4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
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5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
market.
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Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
tossing up.
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6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
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7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
scour the deck.
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Australian bear. (Zool.) See Koala.
Bear baiting, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
Bear caterpillar (Zool.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp.
of the genus Euprepia.
Bear garden.
(a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
fighting.
(b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
permitted. --M. Arnold.
Bear leader, one who leads about a performing bear for
money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
a young man on his travels.
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Bull baiting
(gcide) | Bull \Bull\, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle,
Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr.
the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.]
1. (Zool.) The male of any species of cattle (Bovid[ae]);
hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant;
also, the male of the whale.
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Note: The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the
oryx, a large species of antelope.
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2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or
action. --Ps. xxii. 12.
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3. (Astron.)
(a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
(b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and
Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.
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At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun,
And the bright Bull receives him. --Thomson.
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4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise
in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise.
See 4th Bear, n., 5.
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5. a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an
expletive. [vulgar]
Syn: bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola,
bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot,
balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.
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Bull baiting, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering
them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.
John Bull, a humorous name for the English, collectively;
also, an Englishman. "Good-looking young John Bull." --W.
D.Howells.
To take the bull by the horns, to grapple with a difficulty
instead of avoiding it.
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Cadbait
(gcide) | Cadbait \Cad"bait`\, n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zool.)
See Caddice. Caddice |
Ground bait
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
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Jew-baiter
(gcide) | Jew-baiter \Jew-baiter\ n.
someone who hates and would persecute Jews; an anti-Semite.
Syn: anti-Semite.
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Ledger bait
(gcide) | Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,
daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.
See Lie to be prostrate.]
1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or
preserved; the final book of record in business
transactions, in which all debits and credits from the
journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
[Written also leger.]
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2. (Arch.)
(a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.
Gloss.
(b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights
and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,
scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie
in being intended to carry weight. [Written also
ligger.]
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Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line
fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.
--J. H. Walsh.
Ledger blade,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for
shearing the nap of cloth.
Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a.
Ledger wall (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.
--Raymond.
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pollybait
(gcide) | Polewig \Pole"wig\, n. [Cf. Polliwig.] (Zool.)
The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also
pollybait. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sarabaite
(gcide) | Sarabaite \Sar"a*ba*ite\, n. [LL. Saraba["i]tae, pl.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the
early church.
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Spoon bait
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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Whitebait
(gcide) | Whitebait \White"bait`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of
the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures
in England.
(b) A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at
certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and
used in the same manner as the European whitebait.
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bait
(wn) | bait
n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, {come-
on}, hook, lure, sweetener]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: 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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon |
bait and switch
(wn) | bait and switch
n 1: a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a
product at a very low price in order to attract customers
who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive
product |
bait casting
(wn) | bait casting
n 1: the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy
(artificial) bait |
baiting
(wn) | baiting
n 1: harassment especially of a tethered animal |
crow-bait
(wn) | crow-bait
n 1: an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so
attractive to crows [syn: crowbait, crow-bait] |
crowbait
(wn) | crowbait
n 1: an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so
attractive to crows [syn: crowbait, crow-bait] |
ground bait
(wn) | ground bait
n 1: bait scattered on the water to attract fish |
jew-baiter
(wn) | Jew-baiter
n 1: someone who hates and would persecute Jews [syn: {anti-
Semite}, Jew-baiter] |
whitebait
(wn) | whitebait
n 1: minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially
herring); usually cooked whole
2: the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts |
flame bait
(foldoc) | flame bait
A Usenet posting or other message intended to
trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
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flame bait
(jargon) | flame bait
n.
[common] A posting intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites
flames in reply. See also troll.
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spam bait
(jargon) | spam bait
n.
Email addresses included in, or comprising the entirety of, a Usenet
message so that spammers mining a newsgroup with an address harvester
will collect them. These addresses can be people who have offended or
annoyed the poster, or who are included so that a spammer will spam an
official, thereby causing himself trouble. One particularly effective form
of spam bait is the address of a teergrube.
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bait
(devil) | BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The
best kind is beauty.
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