Associations to the word «Baiting»

Wiktionary

BAITING, verb. Present participle of bait
BAITING, noun. A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
BAITING, noun. The act of luring, as into a trap.

Dictionary definition

BAITING, noun. Harassment especially of a tethered animal.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke