Tease vs. Bait — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Tease and Bait
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Tease
Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way
She was just teasing
I used to tease her about being so house-proud
Bait
Food placed on a hook or in a net, trap, or fishing area to entice fish or other animals as prey
Herrings make excellent bait for pike
Fishing with live baits
Tease
Gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands
She was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle
Tease the roots apart and replant at once
Bait
Variant spelling of bate
Tease
A person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly
Some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing
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Bait
Deliberately annoy or taunt (someone)
The other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature
Tease
An act of teasing someone
She couldn't resist a gentle tease
Bait
Put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fishing area) to entice fish or animals
I used a hook baited with fat
Tease
To make fun of (someone) playfully or taunt annoyingly
Was teased by my classmates for being skinny.
Teased him about driving such a fast car.
Bait
Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.
Tease
To say in a playful or mocking way
"But you're too young to get married," he teased.
Bait
Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.
Tease
To provoke or irritate, as with physical movements
Teased the cat by dangling a string in its face.
Bait
An enticement, temptation, or provocation
He did not take the bait by responding to the taunt and getting drawn into an argument.
Tease
To arouse sexual desire in (someone) deliberately with no intention of having sex.
Bait
To place a lure in (a trap) or on (a fishing hook).
Tease
To urge persistently; coax
Teased their mother to let them stay up late.
Bait
To entice or provoke, especially by trickery or strategy
He baited me into selling him my bike by saying how much I deserved a better one.
Tease
To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example).
Bait
To set dogs upon (a chained animal, for example) for sport.
Tease
To ruffle (the hair) by combing from the ends toward the scalp for an airy, full effect.
Bait
To taunt or torment (someone), as with persistent insults or ridicule
"He baited him mercilessly and had all sorts of unpleasant names for him" (Ruth Prawer Jhabvala).
Tease
To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller's teasel.
Bait
To feed (an animal), especially on a journey.
Tease
To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination.
Bait
To stop for food or rest during a trip.
Tease
To extract, identify, or cause to come about. Used with out
The director teased a good performance out of the actors. The researcher teased out the factors involved in the disease.
Bait
Variant of bate2.
Tease
To annoy or make fun of someone persistently
I was just teasing.
Bait
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
Tease
An act of teasing, especially a playfully mocking remark
His tease of his friend's little sister.
Bait
Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
Tease
A person who makes fun of or annoys others, as with playful or taunting remarks.
Bait
Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something
Tease
A flirtatious person.
Bait
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
Tease
(transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
Bait
(Geordie) A packed lunch.
Tease
(transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
Bait
(East Anglia) A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
Tease
(transitive) To backcomb.
Bait
(Northern England) A miner's packed meal.
Tease
(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
Bait
A light or hasty luncheon.
Tease
(transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
Bait
(internet slang) A post intended to get a rise out of others.
Please stop posting bait, or I will have to mute you.
Tease
(transitive) To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
Bait
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Sequel bait
Netflix bait
Tease
(transitive) To entice, tempt.
Bait
(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
Tease
To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
Bait
(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
Tease
One who teases.
Bait
(transitive) To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
To bait a bear with dogs;
To bait a bull
Tease
A single act of teasing.
Bait
(transitive) To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
Tease
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
Bait
To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
Tease
To comb or card, as wool or flax.
Bait
(intransitive) (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
Tease
To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
Bait
(intransitive) (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
Tease
To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
Bait
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
Tease
To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.
Not by the force of carnal reason,But indefatigable teasing.
In disappointments, where the affections have been strongly placed, and the expectations sanguine, particularly where the agency of others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into vexation and chagrin.
Bait
(MLE) Obvious; blatant.
Tease
One who teases or plagues.
Bait
(MLE) Well-known; famous; renowned.
Tease
Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Bait
Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
Tease
A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Bait
Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
Tease
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances;
He ignored their teases
His ribbing was gentle but persistent
Bait
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
Tease
Annoy persistently;
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Bait
A light or hasty luncheon.
Tease
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
Bait
To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
Tease
To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them;
The advertisement is intended to tease the customers
She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior
Bait
To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
Tease
Tear into pieces;
Tease tissue for microscopic examinations
Bait
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.
Tease
Raise the nap of (fabrics)
Bait
To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting at Newmarket.
Tease
Disentangle and raise the fibers of;
Tease wool
Bait
To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
Tease
Separate the fibers of;
Tease wool
Bait
Anything that serves as an enticement
Tease
Mock or make fun of playfully;
The flirting man teased the young woman
Bait
Something used to lure victims into danger
Tease
Ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
Bait
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
Bait
Lure, entice, or entrap with bait
Bait
Attack with dogs or set dogs upon
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