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

deliberately annoy or taunt (someone)

the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature

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