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baited and switched

baited and switched is the simple past and past participle of bait and switch.

Meaning of bait and switch

Verb

bait and switch (third-person singular simple present baits and switches, present participle baiting and switching, simple past and past participle baited and switched)

  1. To lure someone with an offer of some kind, but substitute something of greater advantage to the offerer.
    • Not when you are baiting and switching down from a stately antebellum manse to a tenement crack house.2008, Sarah Bird, How Perfect is That, page 242

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What is baited and switched the simple past and past participle of?
Baited and switched is the simple past and past participle of bait and switch.

Words near baited and switched in the dictionary

  1. baitboats
  2. baitcaster
  3. baitcasters
  4. baitcasting
  5. baited
  6. baited and switched
  7. baited up
  8. baiter
  9. baiters
  10. baitest
  11. baiteth

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