"cut bait" meaning in All languages combined

See cut bait on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-cut bait.ogg Forms: cuts bait [present, singular, third-person], cutting bait [participle, present], cut bait [participle, past], cut bait [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> bait}} cut bait (third-person singular simple present cuts bait, present participle cutting bait, simple past and past participle cut bait)
  1. (idiomatic) To give up on something in order to pursue something else. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-cut_bait-en-verb-OnEtCe8O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (literally) To chop up fish bait for use. Tags: literally Related terms: fish or cut bait, time to cut bait
    Sense id: en-cut_bait-en-verb-WcRCQF3M

Inflected forms

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