Home › Words › B › bullbaitingbullbaitingbullbaiting means an old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls with dogs.EtymologyFrom bull + baiting.nounAn old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls with dogs.A process in which a person is subjected to simulated threats and verbal abuse but must not respond.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baiting 76% match — A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it. vs bullbaiting →bearbaiting 73% match — A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear vs bullbaiting →bullfight 65% match — A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull. vs bullbaiting →bearbait 65% match — An instance of bearbaiting. vs bullbaiting →bearbaiter 63% match — One who takes part in bearbaiting. vs bullbaiting →bullfeast 62% match — A bullfight. vs bullbaiting →ratting 59% match — The blood sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit to see how many he will kill in a given time. vs bullbaiting →bulling 59% match — The mating of a cow with a bull. vs bullbaiting →