bait

Summary

bait ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• bait is a type of perceptible physical object^[2].
• bait is a type of decoy^[3].
• bait is a type of physical tool^[4].
• bait is used for hunting^[5].
• bait is used for trapping^[6].
• bait is used for fishing^[7].
• bait's Commons category is recorded as Baits^[8].
• bait's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[9].
• bait's partially coincident with is recorded as lure^[10].
• bait's used by is recorded as hunter^[11].
• bait's used by is recorded as trapper^[12].
• bait's used by is recorded as fisher^[13].
• bait's manifestation of is recorded as animal feed^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include perceptible physical object^[2], decoy^[3], and physical tool^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include hunting^[5], trapping^[6], and fishing^[7]. Recorded used by include hunter^[11], trapper^[12], and fisher^[13].

Influence

Things named for bait include rage-baiting^[15], an Internet slang^[16].

Why It Matters

bait ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).^[1] bait has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] bait is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for bait include rage-baiting^[15], an Internet slang^[16].