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baiting up

baiting up is the present participle and gerund of bait up.

Meaning of bait up

Verb

bait up (third-person singular simple present baits up, present participle baiting up, simple past and past participle baited up)

  1. (transitive) To place bait on fishing tackle preparatory to fishing.
    • The housewife smiled to herself and started baiting up the hook.1983, The Fisherman Who Laughed, page 29

Questions about baiting up

What is baiting up the present participle and gerund of?
Baiting up is the present participle and gerund of bait up.

Words near baiting up in the dictionary

  1. baithooks
  2. baitier
  3. baitiest
  4. baiting
  5. baiting and switching
  6. baiting up
  7. baitings
  8. baitless
  9. baitly
  10. Baitou
  11. baits

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