{
    "term": "bait",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "food put on a hook to catch fish or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Live worms are used as bait."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fish took the bait."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fresh", "live"],
                "verb + bait": ["dangle", "put out", "set out"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is used to attract somebody in order to catch them or make them do what you want",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The police used him as bait to trap the killers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had chosen the right bait to persuade her to go."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope that potential investors will take the bait."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll put out the bait and see what happens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She covered her face and began to sob, but I wouldn't rise to the bait."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The player was unable to resist the bait dangled in front of him by United."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fresh", "live"],
                "verb + bait": ["dangle", "put out", "set out"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/beɪt/",
                "audio": "ba/bait/bait__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/beɪt/",
                "audio": "ba/bait/bait__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse beit ‘pasture, food’, beita ‘to hunt or chase’."
}