cutting bait

A form of cut bait — To give up on something in order to pursue something else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut bait
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APA

cutting bait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20bait

MLA

“cutting bait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20bait. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting bait,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20bait.

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