Bait and Move

Bait

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

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

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Move verb - To change the place or position of.

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Bait and move are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a verb "Move".

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

good	good bait	good move
special	special bait	special move
best	best bait	best move
better	better bait	better move
Other adjectives: complete, instant, single, stupid, effective, actual, real, big, new, political, unexpected, dumb, classic, double, available, said.

The plane was being kept in the bank as bait by a US Marshal who was aware that this particular trope was in play, but Kate pulled off the robbery and made her getaway before he could make his move.

Source: #1 Dime
Naturally, the guy always takes the bait — if he'd ever seen the show, he'd know there was a camera taping his every move.

Source: Genre Blindness aka: Genre Blind
Fay takes the bait, but nobody can make it that night, so they move the date forward by a day.

Source: Series / Wings

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