baiting

baiting
a) A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
b) The act of luring, as into a trap.

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  • baiting — baiting; bear·baiting; …   English syllables

  • baiting — aiting (b[=a]t [i^]ng), n. harassment, especially of a tethered animal. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • baiting — index bribery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • -baiting — [[t] beɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) COMB in N UNCOUNT You use baiting after nouns to refer to the activity of attacking a particular group of people or laughing at their beliefs. 2) COMB in N UNCOUNT Badger baiting, bear baiting, and bull baiting involve making… …   English dictionary

  • Baiting — 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[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Baiting Hollow — Baiting Hollow, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1449 Housing Units (2000): 962 Land area (2000): 3.229639 sq. miles (8.364726 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.202853 sq. miles (5.705362 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Baiting Hollow, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1449 Housing Units (2000): 962 Land area (2000): 3.229639 sq. miles (8.364726 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.202853 sq. miles (5.705362 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.432492 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Baiting Hollow, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Baiting Hollow, New York settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image pushpin mapsize = 250x200px map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name …   Wikipedia

  • Baiting (trolling) — This page is about an internet trolling technique, for the fraud method see bait and switch. Baiting is similar to trolling, baiters try to elicit a response from other users. The response is supposed to be embarrassing to the user in question,… …   Wikipedia

  • Baiting Hollow — Original name in latin Baiting Hollow Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 40.95621 latitude 72.74427 altitude 36 Population 1642 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • baiting — 1) the quantity of capelin and herring (or squid) taken aboard a banker at one time for use as bait in the Newfoundland trawl fishery 2) the fishing voyage to the Newfoundland Banks, its duration fixed by the supply of bait aboard the vessel …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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