Bait
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment. A light or hasty luncheon.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport. To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass. To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey. To attract with bait; to entice. To affix bait to a fishing hook or fishing line.
Example sentence: When I was a child, my father used to take me for walks, often along a river or by the sea. We would pass people fishing, perhaps reeling in their lines with struggling fish hooked at the end of them. Once I saw a man take a small fish out of a bucket and impale it, still wriggling, on an empty hook to use as bait.
Tantalize
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reachto bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaves them unsatisfied