The police waited for the bank robbers to 'take the bait'. [=to be tricked into doing the thing that would cause them to be trapped or caught]
('chiefly Brit') The interviewer kept asking the politician whether he was lying, and he 'rose to the bait' by getting angry.
She 'baited' the mousetraps with pieces of cheese. = She used cheese to 'bait' the traps.
(..) Yes, Timon; this is my home. Phh. Talk about your fixer-upper. Well, Simba, if it's important to you we're with you to the end. Hyenas. I hate hyenas. So what's your plan for getting past those guys? Live bait. Good idea. Hey. Come on, Timon-- you guys have to crate a diversion. (..)1994 The Lion King