Bait and Egg

Bait

Bait verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Egg and bait are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Egg" instead a verb "Bait".

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Egg verb - Throw eggs at.

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Bait and egg are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a verb "Egg".

old	old bait	old egg
special	special bait	special egg
right	right bait	right egg
complete	complete bait	complete egg
Other adjectives: single, actual, little, living, new, literal, available.

She apparently forgets that some of the ingredients she puts in a cake (egg shells, whole chicken wings, fish bait, balloons, oil paint) are inedible.

Source: Lethal Chef / Anime and Manga
In truth, Watchman was just using Closer as bait to lure out his grandfather to aid him and leave the Resentment Egg unguarded.

Source: Manga / Hyde and Closer
Tremors 5: Bloodlines: Some audience members found themselves feeling sorry for the Graboids when the heroes destroy their nest and use their last egg as bait to kill the final Queen, who was just trying to protect her offspring.

Source: Cry for the Devil

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