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Definitions for Lure

[1] anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
[2] the power of attracting or enticing.
[3] a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
[4] Falconry . a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat.
[5] a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
[6] to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
[7] to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy.
[8] in lure , Heraldry . noting a pair of wings joined with the tips downward.
[9] (sometimes foll by away or into ) to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward
[10] falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure
[11] a person or thing that lures
[12] angling any of various types of brightly-coloured artificial spinning baits, usually consisting of a plastic or metal body mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers, etc See jig, plug, spoon
[13] falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong

Words related to Lure

decoy, delusion, hook, camouflage, fake, gimmick, trick, temptation, come-on, seduction, incentive, attraction, call, appeal, illusion, inducement, draw, bribe, snare, pull

Words nearby Lure

lur, luray, lurch, lurcher, lurdan, lure, lurex, lurgy, luria, lurid, lurie

Origin of Lure

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere (French leurre ) < Frankish *lothr-, cognate with Middle High German luoder, German Luder bait

Other words from Lure

lure·ment , noun
lur·er , noun
lur·ing·ly , adverb
un·lured , adjective

Word origin for Lure

C14: from Old French loirre falconer's lure, from Germanic; related to Old English lathian to invite

Synonyms for Lure

allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seduction, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick, con game, inveiglement, seducement, siren song, sitting duck