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Definitions for Lured

[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 Lured

lurebait, ensnare, inveigle, hook, beguile, allure, beckon, capture, decoy, captivate, cajole, draw, invite, haul, train, charm, tempt, catch, pull, bewitch

Words nearby Lured

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

Origin of Lured

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 Lured

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

Word origin for Lured

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

Synonyms for Lured

allure, bag, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, capture, catch, charm, decoy, drag, draw, enchant, ensnare, entice, fascinate, grab, haul, hook, inveigle, invite, pull, rope, steer, tempt, train, come on, hit on, lead on, suck in, sweep off one's feet, turn on