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baits up

baits up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 baits up

What is baits up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Baits up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bait up.

Words near baits up in the dictionary

  1. baitless
  2. baitly
  3. Baitou
  4. baits
  5. baits and switches
  6. baits up
  7. baitshop
  8. baitshops
  9. baitware
  10. baitwell
  11. baitwells

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