decoy

de·coy  (dkoi, d-koi)

n.

1.

a. A living or artificial bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within shooting range.

b. An enclosed place, such as a pond, into which wildfowl are lured for capture.

2. A means used to mislead or lead into danger.

tr.v. (d-koi) de·coyed, de·coy·ing, de·coys

To lure or entrap by or as if by a decoy. See Synonyms at lure.

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[Possibly from Dutch de kooi, the cage : de, the (from Middle Dutch; see to- in Indo-European roots) + kooi, cage (from Middle Dutch cie, from Latin cavea).]

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de·coyer n.

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decoy

n [ˈdiːkɔɪ dɪˈkɔɪ]

1. a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure

2. (Military) Military something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his attention

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture

vb [dɪˈkɔɪ]

to lure or be lured by or as if by means of a decoy

[probably from Dutch de kooi, literally: the cage, from Latin cavea cage]

decoyer  n

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An imitation in any sense of a person, object, or phenomenon which is intended to deceive enemy surveillance devices or mislead enemy evaluation. Also called dummy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decoy - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) steerer accomplice, confederate - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true roper - a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game) shill - a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
	2.	decoy - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed bait, lure chum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fish lure, fisherman's lure - (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers ground bait - bait scattered on the water to attract fish stool pigeon - a dummy pigeon used to decoy others trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Verb	1.	decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

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decoy

noun

lure, attraction, bait, trap, inducement, enticement, ensnarement He acted as a decoy to draw the dogs' attention away from the children.

verb

lure, tempt, entice, seduce, deceive, allure, ensnare, entrap, inveigle They used flares to decoy enemy missiles.

Translations

decoy

A. [ˈdiːkɔɪ] N (= bird) (artificial) → señuelo m, reclamo m; (live) → cimbel m, señuelo m, reclamo m (fig) (= bait) → cebo m, señuelo m

B. [dɪˈkɔɪ] VT → atraer(con señuelo)

C. [ˈdiːkɔɪ] CPD decoy duck N → pato m de reclamo

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n (to divert people's attention) → leurre m

modif [car] → leurre
decoy duck → leurre m

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decoy

n (lit, fig) → Köder m; (person) → Lockvogel m; to act as a decoy → als Köder fungieren, Lockvogel spielen; police decoy → Lockvogel m → der Polizei; decoy manoeuvre (Brit) or maneuver (US) → Falle f

vt person → locken; to decoy somebody into doing something → jdn durch Lockmittel dazu bringen, etw zu tun

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n (bird) → (uccello da) richiamo (fig) (bait, thing) → tranello; (person) → esca
police decoy → poliziotto in borghese (usato come esca)

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decoy [ˈdiːkɔɪ] n (bird) → (uccello da) richiamo (fig) (bait, thing) → tranello; (person) → esca
police decoy → poliziotto in borghese (usato come esca)

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decoy

n decoy [ˈdiːkoi]

anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer. lokaas, lokmiddel شَرَك، إغْواء примамка návnada, lákadlo lokkedue der Köder κράχτης, δόλωμα cebo, señuelo peibutis هرچه که به عنوان طعمه یا تله از آن استفاده شود harhautus piège פִּיתָיוֹן फंसाने के लिए भेजा गया कोई आदमी, जानवर या चिडि़या mamac, vabljenje csalétek pemikat, umpan tálbeita esca おとり 유인물 jaukas māneklis; slazds; lamatas umpan lokvogel, lokaas lokkedue/-fugl przynęta engodo momeală приманка návnada vaba mamac lockbete นกต่อ yem 引誘物，圈套，誘騙 принада کسی جانور یا شخص کو دھوکے سے پکڑنے کے لۓ استعمال میں لایا جانے والا شخص یا شی con mồi 引诱物，圈套，诱骗