餌 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bait noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
• fodder noun Food, such as hay or grain, given to livestock like cattle and horses.
• food noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.

Senses

餌 is used for these senses in English:

• animal feed Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals.
• bait Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
• fodder Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
• food (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

bait — full definition

1. noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
2. noun Anything used to tempt or lure someone into doing something.
3. verb To deliberately provoke or taunt someone.

fodder — full definition

1. noun Food, such as hay or grain, given to livestock like cattle and horses.
2. noun Raw material that feeds or fuels something, especially gossip, satire, or discussion.
3. noun People treated as expendable or of little individual value, especially in the phrase "cannon fodder."

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