lure
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
the power of attracting or enticing.
a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat.
a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy.
Idioms about lure
in lure, Heraldry. noting a pair of wings joined with the tips downward.
Origin of lure
1Other words for lure
Opposites for lure
Other words from lure
- lurement, noun
- lurer, noun
- lur·ing·ly, adverb
- un·lured, adjective
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How to use lure in a sentence
And he is said to be luring more young Muslims from his home region in the Pankisi Gorge to join his insurgency forces.
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Whatever half-answers we got about Terminus raised ten times more questions, luring us deeper.
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In the depths of his being, below an immense horizon, shone joy, luring him onward and brightening as it did so.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodBy luring a Gern cruiser here and then taking it away from them.
Space Prison | Tom GodwinThere was a booth-theatre fitted up, and luring the folk to its dingy green canvas enclosure.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonNow it is not to be presumed, that so luring a game as cards would have been omitted in the enumeration, had they been in use.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsAnnesley made no objection to Knight's plan for luring the journalist into his "trap," which was a harmless one.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for lure
/ (lʊə) /
(sometimes foll by away or into) to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward
falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure
a person or thing that lures
falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong
Origin of lure
1Derived forms of lure
- lurer, noun
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