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Form of fraud
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts. First, the merchant "baits" the customer by advertising a
Bait-and-switch
Topics referred to by the same term
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud or false advertising. It can also refer to: Bait and Switch (album) by Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments (1995) "Bait
Bait and Switch (disambiguation)
Bait_and_Switch_(disambiguation)
Type of informal fallacy
carefully and respectfully. Argumentation scheme – Type of argument Argumentation theory – Academic field of logic and rhetoric Bait-and-switch – Form of
Motte-and-bailey_fallacy
2005 book by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream is a 2005 book by Barbara Ehrenreich. The book follows Ehrenreich's examination of the world
Bait_and_Switch_(book)
Deceptive user interface designs
Foundation and Consumer Reports created an online reporting form to collect information about dark patterns from the public. Bait-and-switch patterns advertise
Dark_pattern
Web content intended to entice users to click on a link
marketing practice known as bait-and-switch used similar dishonest methods to hook customers. To an extreme degree, like bait-and-switch, clickbait is a form
Clickbait
Internet meme and prank
performed by the English singer Rick Astley. The meme is a type of bait and switch and commonly uses a disguised hyperlink that leads to the music video
Rickrolling
Type of offshore saltwater game fishing
area known as the 'North Drop'. Lure fishing, trolling natural baits, and bait and switch are all popular. The former all-tackle world-record Atlantic blue
Marlin_fishing
Misleading content in advertisements
Physician:Bait and Switch?". Hastings Center Report. 44 (2): 25–7. doi:10.1002/hast.291. PMID 24634045. Freidman, D.A. (2009). Explaining "Bait-and-Switch" Regulation
False_advertising
2006 animated series based on the Marvel characters
series was co-produced by Marvel Studios and MoonScoop, with the participation of M6 and Cartoon Network Europe, and distributed by Taffy Entertainment. World's
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
Fantastic_Four:_World's_Greatest_Heroes
Rock band from Columbus, Ohio
They followed these up with their debut album, Bait and Switch, which they recorded at a cost of $800, and which was released in 1995 on American Recordings
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments
Thomas_Jefferson_Slave_Apartments
DVDs, ten compilation albums, four extended plays, twenty-five singles, and thirty-six music videos. A Hangover You Don't Deserve was the most successful
Bowling_for_Soup_discography
2026 concert tour by Ariana Grande
Ticketmaster and Live Nation were sued by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), accused of bait-and-switch price advertising, using junk fees, and enabling
The_Eternal_Sunshine_Tour
American YouTuber and influencer (born 2007)
HKFP. Retrieved 2026-01-05. Hoffman, Ashley. "Kid Pulls a Political Bait and Switch on the NBA Basketball Game Dance Cam". TIME. Archived from the original
Matan_Even
1995 studio album by Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments
Bait and Switch is the debut album by Columbus, Ohio-based rock band Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. It was released on July 11, 1995, through Onion
Bait_and_Switch_(album)
Puerto Rican businessman
real estate selling rentals. Ortiz spoke of "bait and switch" practices, saying, "we had the bait and switch. Everyone had it but I was always very honest
Luis_D._Ortiz
Internet shock site
and present his red rectum lit by the camera flash, revealing his anal canal. The photo became an Internet meme, and has been used in bait-and-switch
Goatse.cx
Comedic video game music collective
mostly around bait-and-switch YouTube videos claiming to be "high quality rips" of video game music that are in reality remixes, parodies, and/or mashups
SiIvaGunner
Literary device in the form of a repeated joke or reference
audience to expect another occurrence of the joke and then substituting something else (bait and switch). Running gags are found in everyday life, live
Running_gag
Confidence game and Instrumental music by Bennie Moten
City Shuffle" is an advanced form of a bait-and-switch confidence game employing misdirection, deception, and playing on the mark's arrogance or self-loathing
Kansas_City_Shuffle
Book by Adam Shepard
Dream. It was conceived as a refutation of the books Nickel and Dimed and Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich. While Shepard states that his story is
Scratch_Beginnings
2001 book by Barbara Ehrenreich
issue of Harper's Magazine. Ehrenreich later wrote a companion book, Bait and Switch (published September 2005), about her attempt to find a white-collar
Nickel_and_Dimed
Subdivisions in Texas
developments by the Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stating "bait-and-switch sales and predatory financing." U.S. Attorney
Colony_Ridge,_Texas
3rd episode of the 7th season of Game of Thrones
agonizing fates of Ellaria and Tyene Sand, Sansa and Bran's reunion, the bait-and-switch scene concerning Casterly Rock and Highgarden, and the final fate of Olenna
The_Queen's_Justice
Defunct Canadian electronics retailer
Affairs in 1989 due to allegations of false advertising, including bait and switch tactics under which customers who wanted to purchase a product at the
Krazy_Krazy
Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management
List_of_Las_Vegas_episodes
Canadian actor and playwright
Cardinal later explained that the bait and switch tactic was chosen because he wanted to avoid "preaching to the converted", and instead wanted the monologue
Cliff_Cardinal
Tactics to decrease consumption
so a firm may make the more convenient product more expensive. The bait-and-switch demarketing strategy is when a firm advertises one product in such
Demarketing
1999 soundtrack album by Don Davis
Unable To Speak (1:13) Bait and Switch (3:15) Switched for Life (3:35) Switched At Birth (2:40) Switch's Brew (2:26) Cold Hearted Switch (1:38) Nascent Nauseous
The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score
The_Matrix:_Original_Motion_Picture_Score
Type of swindle
season (2004) of the BBC One television series Hustle. Bait-and-switch "What Is A Bait And Switch Scheme". consumerlawchicago.com. Retrieved 6 February
The_switch_(con)
Open source time series database
with some feeling the move was a "bait and switch". InfluxDB 3 Core is InfluxData's newest open source product and is intentionally designed to be an
InfluxDB
1987 single by Rick Astley
1988 Brit Awards. The video resurged in popularity in 2007 due to the bait-and-switch "Rickroll" internet meme. In 2008, Astley won the MTV Europe Music
Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up
Canadian soccer referee
Diario AS. Anderson, Kari (June 23, 2024). "MLS ref goes viral for bait-and-switch VAR announcement, calling back St. Louis City SC goal". Yahoo Sports
Filip_Dujic
American actor
played Hector in The Fast and the Furious and Furious 7, and loosely reprised the role for other media. Gugliemi is of Italian and Mexican descent. He was
Noel_Gugliemi
Actions by the player prohibited by regional gambling control authorities
honoring the offer once the customer is at the casino, also called bait and switch. Rigged video poker machines, such as the Vegas "American Coin Scandal"
Cheating_in_casinos
Under-construction expansion to the White House
passed the Senate and went to the House. Later in June, Democrats and bipartisan critics accused the administration of a "bait and switch". Funds allocated
White_House_State_Ballroom
Form of securities fraud
stock. Other unscrupulous brokerage practices, include "bait-and-switch", unauthorized trading, and "no net sales" policies in which customers are prohibited
Microcap_stock_fraud
American actress, writer and producer
"Critical Role Shocks Fans With a Major Bait-And-Switch". CBR. Retrieved May 19, 2023. "Real-Life Couple Emily Axford and Brian Murphy Star in PopTV's "Hot
Emily_Axford
American actor and rapper (born 1983)
McCauley, Tara (May 19, 2023). "Critical Role Shocks Fans With a Major Bait-And-Switch". CBR. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19
Utkarsh_Ambudkar
2005 American crime drama film
called a "blatant bait-and-switch". Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly commented that Lord of War was a trailer, acting as a lecture, and bearing the length
Lord_of_War
American actress
American former actress. She appeared in several films, made-for-TV movies, and television series. Her last credit was for USA Network's In Plain Sight from
Nichole_Hiltz
American actress
McCauley, Tara (May 19, 2023). "Critical Role Shocks Fans With a Major Bait-And-Switch". CBR. Retrieved May 19, 2023. McCauley, Tara (April 19, 2024). "Matthew
Aimee_Carrero
American feminist writer and activist (1946–2005)
bait and switch". Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. 1 (1): 37–40. Spring 1989. Pdf "Prostitution and male supremacy". Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
Andrea_Dworkin
American drama television series by Tyler Perry
Queen's Men is an American drama television series created by Christian Keyes and executive produced by Tyler Perry. It premiered on BET+ on September 9, 2021
All the Queen's Men (TV series)
All_the_Queen's_Men_(TV_series)
2020 livestreamed suicide in Mississippi, U.S.
media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, often in the form of bait-and-switch content which would unexpectedly display the video
Suicide_of_Ronnie_McNutt
American subscription-based movie ticketing service
suit was filed in New York state court against MoviePass for using bait-and-switch tactics. The company announced its closure on September 14, 2019, because
MoviePass
American political organization
January 2024, real estate heirs Douglas Durst and his cousin, Jonathan, sued No Labels alleging a "bait and switch" scheme had been used to finance their third-party
No_Labels
2007 American film
Adam Renkovish from CultureMass called the film a "self-indulgent bait and switch." Elliot, Todd (October 26, 2007). "AFI 2007 Film Festival Info/Schedule/Tickets
Heckler_(film)
French fast food dish
naming as tacos as "a kind of marketing bait-and-switch, drawing people with the promise of a Mexican culinary icon and then selling them something completely
French_tacos
Fictional character from Frozen
Broadway production of the musical and joined in January 2020. He described Hans as the "bait-and-switch bad guy" and said he was able to bring his own
Hans_(Frozen)
American actor (1964–2021)
films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the series Sex and the City, in the related films Sex and the City and Sex
Willie_Garson
2006 film by Martin Scorsese
2006. Retrieved October 7, 2006. Hoberman, J. (September 26, 2006). "Bait and Switch". The Village Voice. New York City: Voice Media Group. Archived from
The_Departed
Type of cured pork leg product
jamón ibérico production and export is limited, the buyer should beware and not fall victim to retail or wholesale bait-and-switch or similar tactics seen
Jamón_ibérico
on populism in Latin America, Paul Drake described what he called ‘bait-and-switch’ strategies, in which candidates engage in a redistributive discourse
Policy_switch
Species of fish
Fly-casters may especially seek frigatebirds to find big mahi-mahis, and then use a bait-and-switch technique. Ballyhoo or a net full of live sardines tossed into
Mahi-mahi
2025 film by Gareth Edwards
sporadic joys here in the clever sight gags, the sleight of hand, the bait and switch. These moments remind us of the mindless summertime excitement the
Jurassic_World_Rebirth
Phrase about Jeffrey Epstein's death
arrested for criminal mischief and reportedly spent a night in jail. NPR's Scott Simon compared the meme's bait-and-switch aspect to rickrolling. He also
Epstein_didn't_kill_himself
Species of fish
original URL status unknown (link) Alison Hewitt (January 11, 2017). "Bait and switch: UCLA study finds fish fraud runs rampant". Regents of University of
Northern_red_snapper
2016 novel by Iain Reid
in The New York Times that she felt the novel's "bait-and-switch tactic"—interspacing the Jake-and-girlfriend narrative with a commentary between two
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (novel)
I'm_Thinking_of_Ending_Things_(novel)
Fuel blend of 85% ethanol and 15% another liquid
Handling, Storing, and Dispensing E85 and Other Ethanol-Gasoline Blends September 2013, US Department of Energy Flex-Fuel Bait and Switch - See how many flex-fuel
E85
American vacation rental marketplace
Ventures, and Trident Capital. A federal lawsuit accuses Austin-based vacation rental company HomeAway Inc. of engaging in "bait and switch tactics" after
HomeAway
2021 Marvel Studios television miniseries
(July 20, 2022). "Marvel's Movie Math: Comic Creators Claim It's "Bait and Switch" On Payments". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on
Hawkeye_(miniseries)
2023 greatest hits album by Bowling for Soup
Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004), The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006), and Sorry for Partyin' (2009). It is the last Bowling for Soup album to feature
Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)
Songs_People_Actually_Liked_–_Volume_2_–_The_Next_6_Years_(2004–2009)
American writer and journalist (1941–2022)
Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy. Macmillan. ISBN 9780805069952. (ed., with Arlie Hochschild) Ehrenreich, Barbara (2005). Bait and Switch: The
Barbara_Ehrenreich
District located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
modern dating culture in areas like Kabukichō. Bottakuri is a form of bait-and-switch, where patrons are attracted by a low advertised price but then charged
Kabukichō
Marketing strategy of offering several related products for sale simultaneously
accessories, such as keyboard and mouse pad. Bait Pricing, also known as "Bait and Switch" is often considered unethical and sometimes illegal. It involves
Product_lining
English singer (born 1966)
a viral Internet meme known as rickrolling. The meme is a type of bait and switch using a disguised hyperlink that leads to the "Never Gonna Give You
Rick_Astley
American chain of automotive service centers
King Midas-themed logomark and branding. A Midas franchisee was sued by the state of California in 2009 for using bait-and-switch method of defrauding consumers
Midas_(automotive_service)
1995 superhero film by Joel Schumacher
Williams had reportedly turned it down, reportedly angry about the "bait-and-switch," to try and manipulate Jack Nicholson into taking the role of Joker in 1989
Batman_Forever
2020s replacement for the US Postal Service's local delivery fleet
place in South Carolina using non-union labor was criticized as a bait-and-switch scheme by multiple politicians who had expected the vehicles to be
Oshkosh_NGDV
Freshwater fish from subfamily Salmoninae
as salmon triggered public scrutiny accusing seafood suppliers of bait-and-switch and unethical business practices. Also, many people believe freshwater
Trout
2024 American documentary television series
Summers Walked Out of 'Quiet on Set' Interview, Says Doc Pulled a 'Bait and Switch' on Him: 'They Lied to Me'". Variety. Archived from the original on
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
Quiet_on_Set:_The_Dark_Side_of_Kids_TV
Product sold below cost to stimulate other, more profitable sales
recovered through cartridge sales throughout the lifetime of the printer. Bait-and-switch Competition law Dumping (pricing policy) Freebie marketing Parallel
Loss_leader
2021 Marvel Studios film
Octopus, while TheWrap's Umberto Gonzalez called them funny "bait-and-switch fakes", and noted the Phone Home title referenced a line from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Spider-Man:_No_Way_Home
Dish of a flour tortilla wrapped to enclose a filling
is presumed that in places where fried foods were served, a "bait and switch" was done, and alluding to this maliciously, the taco was called burro (donkey)
Burrito
Political Action Committee in the United States
election". cnbc.com. CNBC. Gavin, William (2 August 2024). "Bug, or bait and switch? Elon Musk's super PAC website isn't working as advertised". qz.com
America_PAC
2011 film by Kevin Smith
"Kevin Smith's Red State fails onscreen and off at its world premiere ... A shoddy film and a bait-and-switch event fail to satisfy on any level." Raffi
Red_State_(2011_film)
Open-source fast-loading HTML framework/api
would prevent sites in Google search results from exploiting AMP to bait-and-switch users. Since February 2018, AMP pages in Google search results must
Accelerated_Mobile_Pages
Fictional character from 2010 film Tangled
humor, action, goofy characters, and genuine fun that boys won't feel like the ads gave them the old bait-and-switch to trick them into a 'girl' movie
Flynn_Rider
Spanish dry-cured ham
needed] Since jamón ibérico production and export is limited, buyer should beware and not fall victim of bait-and-switch or quality fraud similar to that of
Jamón
Puzzle video game
(September 27, 2018). "How The Witness fooled us all with a postmodern bait and switch". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018
The_Witness_(2016_video_game)
Character in A Song of Ice and Fire
ever perpetrated" and is "essentially a bait-and-switch" because, for seven seasons, the audience has seen Daenerys as a good and moral person determined
Daenerys_Targaryen
2025 studio album by Lady Gaga
noted strong theatricality but called the album "kind of boring" and a "bait and switch that's likely to leave many fans disappointed". In a similar view
Mayhem_(Lady_Gaga_album)
fraud Identity theft Phishing Other types of consumer fraud include: Bait-and-switch Bank fraud Counterfeit consumer goods Pharma fraud COVID 19 fraud "Snake
Consumer_fraud
Intentional deception to gain unlawfully
Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States Accreditation mill Bait-and-switch Caper stories (such as The Sting) Contract fraud Corruption Cramming
Fraud
Marvel Studios film
(July 20, 2022). "Marvel's Movie Math: Comic Creators Claim It's "Bait and Switch" On Payments". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on
Black_Widow_(2021_film)
Toy line by Spin Master
Holiday Season". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2016. "In a 'bait-and-switch' scheme, Hatchimals don't hatch, lawsuit claims". Washington Post.
Hatchimals
American television series
Phipps, Keith (December 18, 2019). "The Mandalorian Recap: Bait and Switch (and Switch)". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019.
The_Mandalorian
2010 film by Roger Michell
hilarious ride, even if there's a bait-and-switch at its core." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded Morning Glory three-and-a-half stars out of four.
Morning_Glory_(2010_film)
Film genre
Bringing New Life to the Horror Genre – Medium Beyond the Arthouse Bait-and-Switch of Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’, the Director’s Cut
Art_horror
2004 book by Thomas Frank
despite Frank's belief that conservative politics is just a game of "bait-and-switch", rural conservative voters have made their voices heard on a vast
What's the Matter with Kansas? (book)
What's_the_Matter_with_Kansas?_(book)
Library in Chicago, Illinois
lawsuit accuses Obama center organizers of pulling an 'institutional bait and switch'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved
Barack Obama Presidential Center
Barack_Obama_Presidential_Center
American actress and dancer
American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon comedy series, Big Time Rush, and comedy film Big
Tanya_Chisholm
2009 studio album by KMFDM
the lyrics "Up Uranus" in his blog, and at the place of the symbol in lyrics, "up Uranus" is sung. "Bait and Switch" contains lyrics from "Hark! The Herald
Blitz_(KMFDM_album)
American cable television channel
him, as its title had implied, prompting numerous complaints of a bait and switch. In February 2024, a group of US congressmen sent a letter to the CEO
Discovery_Channel
1988 film directed by Stewart Raffill
Conan and Conan O'Brien Must Go, and O'Brien's podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, Rudd would perform a "bait-and-switch" by routinely showing the same
Mac_and_Me
American actor (born 1973)
Wall Street and his role as Ambrosius Vallin in the here! original series Dante's Cove. He has also appeared as Sven in the 2005 film Beauty and the Beast
William_Gregory_Lee
American restaurant chain
“having it both ways” and operating as a “legal bait and switch” by simultaneously advertising itself as a “family restaurant” and allowing minors, while
Hooters
Sudden unexpected variation or reversal, often for a humorous purpose
reality the material implication. Comic strip switcheroo Bait and switch I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs) Paraprosdokian Man bites dog The Great
Switcheroo
American furniture retailer
problems, not honoring its warranties and bait-and-switch techniques. Customer complaints were regularly ignored and lawsuits frequently followed. On July
Jennifer_Furniture
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.Thomas Wait came to MA from England in 1634. Samuel Wait (1789–1867), a Baptist clergyman, was born in White Creek, NY, organized Baptists in NC and helped found what became Wake Forest College (1838).
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Male
Egyptian
, an Egyptian deity.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Female
Serbian
(Bulgarian and Serbian Ðна): Bulgarian and Serbian form of Greek Hanna, ANA means "favor; grace."
Male
English
Short form of English Bartholomew, BART means "son of Talmai."
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
To Wait; Stay; Guard
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Polish
Pleasant and Bright; Brings Joy; Cheerful; Happy
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Barth, or from a Germanic personal name, cognate of Old High German beraht ‘bright’, ‘shining’, as in Berthold.English, Dutch, German, and Czech : from the personal name Bart, a short form of Bartolomaeus or its vernacular derivatives (see Bartholomew).
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch
Loving and Musical
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish CaitrÃona and Scottish Caitrìona, CAIT means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : nickname for a fair-haired person, from Gaelic bà n ‘white’, ‘fair’. This is a common name in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324.Northern English : nickname meaning ‘bone’, probably bestowed on an exceptionally tall, lean man, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. In northern Middle English -Ä- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -Å-.Northern English : nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming’, ‘friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight’, ‘direct’).English and French : metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house, from Middle English, Old French baine ‘bath’.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman bath, from Old French baine ‘bath’ or a habitational name from a place in Ille-et-Vilaine, named with this word.Possibly an altered spelling of North German Behn.George Luke Scobie Bain (1836–91) was born in Stirling, Scotland. He ran away to sea and successively lived and worked in Portland, ME, Chicago, and St. Louis, where he was a miller and flour merchant and a very prominent citizen.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : like Bate, a derivative of the Middle English personal name Batte, a pet form of Bartholomew.English : possibly from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name or byname Bata, of uncertain origin and meaning, but perhaps akin to batt ‘cudgel’ and so, as a byname, given to a thickset man or a belligerent one.English : topographic name, of uncertain meaning. That it is a topographic name seems clear from examples such as Walter atte Batte (Somerset 1327), but the meaning of the term is in doubt although it is found in medieval field names.German : from a medieval personal name (Latin Beatus ‘Blessed’), bestowed in honor of the apostle who was reputed to have brought Christianity to Switzerland and southern Germany.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, Irish, Norse, Polish, Scandinavian
Happy; Measure of Land; Form of Tate; To be Cheerful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, Middle English baile, from Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’ (see Bailey 2).Spanish : variant of Baile.Indian (Karnataka) : Hindu (Brahman) name, probably a topographic name from Tulu bail ‘low-lying land’ (Dravidian vayal ‘plain’, ‘field’).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant spelling of Bain.
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v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
v. i.
Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.
n.
The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one.
v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
v. t.
To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat.
v. t.
To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.
v. t.
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
v. t.
To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as, to bait horses.
v. t.
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
v. t.
To attack; to bait.
imp. & p. p.
of Bait
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Bait
v. i.
A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
v. i.
To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.
v. t.
To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.
v. t.
To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
conj.
If; though. See An, conj.
v./t.
To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier.
v. i.
To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.