bait
beɪt/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: baiting
1.
deliberately annoy or taunt (someone).
"the other boys revelled in baiting him about his love of literature"
synonyms: taunt, goad, provoke, pick on, torment, torture, persecute, badger, plague, harry, harass, hound, tease, annoy, irritate, get someone's back up; More
cause dogs to attack (a trapped or restrained animal).
"people who bait badgers"
2.
put bait on (a hook) or in (a trap, net, or fis
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