"cut bait" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts bait",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cutting bait",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut bait",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut bait",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cut<,,cut> bait"
      },
      "expansion": "cut bait (third-person singular simple present cuts bait, present participle cutting bait, simple past and past participle cut bait)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jenny knew it was time to cut bait, since her relationship with Joe was never going to progress beyond the current level of commitment."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give up on something in order to pursue something else."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_bait-en-verb-OnEtCe8O",
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To give up on something in order to pursue something else."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To chop up fish bait for use."
      ],
      "id": "en-cut_bait-en-verb-WcRCQF3M",
      "links": [
        [
          "chop",
          "chop"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) To chop up fish bait for use."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "fish or cut bait"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "time to cut bait"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut bait"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts bait",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cutting bait",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut bait",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut bait",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cut<,,cut> bait"
      },
      "expansion": "cut bait (third-person singular simple present cuts bait, present participle cutting bait, simple past and past participle cut bait)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fish or cut bait"
    },
    {
      "word": "time to cut bait"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jenny knew it was time to cut bait, since her relationship with Joe was never going to progress beyond the current level of commitment."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give up on something in order to pursue something else."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To give up on something in order to pursue something else."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To chop up fish bait for use."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chop",
          "chop"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) To chop up fish bait for use."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "cut bait"
}