[beɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an angry mood
(e.g: he got into a stinking bate)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from the verb bait ‘torment’, expressing the notion ‘state of a baited person’

[beɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a hawk) beat the wings in agitation and flutter off the perch
(e.g: the hawks bated and immediately the breeze got in their feathers)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French batre ‘to beat’ (see also batter)