bait

Who acts: Bait, We, Dad, free phone offer, your, you · What happens: put, catch, use, tempt, tease, annoy · To what, where: Food, hook, fish, person, trap, bait

«bait» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bait in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Food put on a hook or in a trap to catch fish or animals.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Food	acl
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 hook	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hook	det
5	hook	hook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 trap	cc
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 trap	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 trap	det
9	trap	trap	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hook	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 catch	mark
11	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 trap	acl
12	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 catch	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 animals	cc
14	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 fish	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Food	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	participle		Food not said here		a hook or a trap			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on hook=Destination
2	catch	to-infinitive		fish or animals					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Something used to tempt a person into a trap or trick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
3	to	to	PART	_	4 tempt	mark
4	tempt	tempt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tempt	obj
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 trap	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 trap	det
9	trap	trap	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tempt	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 trick	cc
11	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trap	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	tempt	to-infinitive			a person	a trap or trick			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Recipient

Meaning 3

To put bait on a hook or in a trap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bait	bait	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 hook	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hook	det
6	hook	hook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 trap	cc
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 trap	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 trap	det
10	trap	trap	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hook	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	to-infinitive		bait		a hook or a trap			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent bait=Theme on hook=Destination

Meaning 4

To tease or annoy someone on purpose to make them angry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 tease	mark
2	tease	tease	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 annoy	cc
4	annoy	annoy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 tease	conj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 annoy	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 purpose	case
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 annoy	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 annoy	advcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 make	obj
11	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 make	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tease	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	tease	to-infinitive				vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	annoy	infinitive	someone	purpose		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
3	make	to-infinitive	them = they		angry property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product

Meaning 5

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Obvious, too easy to notice; or clickbait meant to fool you online.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Obvious	obvious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 easy	punct
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 easy	advmod
4	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Obvious	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 notice	mark
6	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 easy	xcomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 clickbait	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 clickbait	cc
9	clickbait	clickbait	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Obvious	conj
10	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 clickbait	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 fool	mark
12	fool	fool	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 meant	xcomp
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 fool	obj
14	online	online	ADV	_	12 fool	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Obvious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	notice	to-infinitive			vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	mean	participle	clickbait not said here		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	fool not said to happen	to-infinitive	you	online property	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient

Meaning 6

Bait can also mean a snack or a light meal, especially one eaten at work or on a journey (old-fashioned).

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bait	bait	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snack	det
6	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 meal	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 meal	det
9	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 meal	compound
10	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 snack	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 one	punct
12	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 one	advmod
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 meal	appos
14	eaten	eat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 one	acl
15	at	at	ADP	_	16 work	case
16	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 eaten	obl
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 journey	cc
18	on	on	ADP	_	20 journey	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 journey	det
20	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 work	conj
21	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 fashioned	punct
22	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 fashioned	amod
23	-	-	PUNCT	_	22 old	punct
24	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 journey	amod
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 fashioned	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Bait	a snack or a light meal					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snack=Topic
2	eat	participle				work or a journey			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We used worms as bait to catch fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 bait	case
5	bait	bait	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 catch	mark
7	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
8	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 catch	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	worms				as bait	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent worm=Duration as bait=Attribute
2	catch	to-infinitive	We not said here	fish					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme

Example 2

Dad baited the mousetrap with cheese.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baited	nsubj
2	baited	bait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mousetrap	det
4	mousetrap	mousetrap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baited	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 cheese	case
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mousetrap	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bait	past	Dad	the mousetrap				with cheese	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mousetrap=Destination with cheese=Theme

Example 3

The free phone offer was just bait to get your details.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 offer	det
2	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 offer	amod
3	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 offer	compound
4	offer	offer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bait	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 bait	cop
6	just	just	ADV	_	7 bait	advmod
7	bait	bait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 get	mark
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 bait	xcomp
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 details	nmod:poss
11	details	detail	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 get	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 bait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	the free phone offer		bait property	tree rules
2	get	to-infinitive	the free phone offer not said here	your details		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detail=Stimulus
3	detail		your			nom detail «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Don't take the bait when he teases you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 take	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 take	advmod
3	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bait	det
5	bait	bait	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 take	obj
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 teases	mark
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 teases	nsubj
8	teases	tease	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 take	advcl
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 teases	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not take	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the bait					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bait=Theme
2	tease	present	he	you					vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient

Example 5

That headline is pure clickbait.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 headline	det
2	headline	headline	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clickbait	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 clickbait	cop
4	pure	pure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 clickbait	amod
5	clickbait	clickbait	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 clickbait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that headline	pure clickbait					tree rules

Example 6

The bully kept baiting him to start a fight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bully	det
2	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	baiting	bait	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 baiting	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 start	mark
7	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 baiting	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 fight	det
9	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 start	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	keep	past	the bully			tree rules
2	bait	gerund	the bully not said here		bully	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Destination
3	start	to-infinitive	the bully not said here	a fight		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality

Example 7

The fish nibbled the bait and swam away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fish	det
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nibbled	nsubj
3	nibbled	nibble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bait	det
5	bait	bait	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nibbled	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 swam	cc
7	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 nibbled	conj
8	away	away	ADV	_	7 swam	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nibbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nibble	past	the fish	the bait					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bait=Patient
2	swim away	past	the fish not said here					away property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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