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lure
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lure  (lr)
n.
1.
a. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward.
b. An attraction or appeal.
2. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
3. A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
tr.v. lured, lur·ing, lures
1. To attract by wiles or temptation; entice.
2. To recall (a falcon) with a lure.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin.]

lurer n.
luring·ly adv.
Synonyms: lure, entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce
These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course: Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries.
To entice is to draw on skillfully, as by arousing hopes or desires: The teacher tried to entice the shy child into entering the classroom.
Inveigle implies winning over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk: He inveigled a friend into becoming his law partner.
To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception: Partisans dressed as simple farmers decoyed the soldiers into the crossfire.
Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment: I am tempted to tell him what I really think of him.
To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance: "The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic" (Thomas Macaulay).

lure
Verb
[luring, lured]
(sometimes foll. by away, into)to tempt or attract by the promise of reward
Noun
1. a person or thing that lures
2. Angling a brightly coloured artificial spinning bait
3. Falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached [Old French loirre falconer's lure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lurelure - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
2.lurelure - anything that serves as an enticement
enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
3.lure - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
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
Verb1.lure - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"
call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
tweedle - entice through the use of music
provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for
decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait

lure
Translations
lure [luəʳ] n (= bait) → cebo (= decoy); señuelo
vtconvencer con engaños

lure [luəʳ] n (= attraction) → attrait m, charme m;
(in hunting) → appât m, leurre m
vtattirer or persuader par la ruse

lure [luəʳ] nVerlockung f
vtlocken

lure [luəʳ] nrichiamo; lusinga
vtattirare (con l'inganno)

lure
n lure [luə]
attraction; something very attractive or tempting The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home. lokaas, verlokking إغواء، إغراء съблазън lákadlo, vnadidlo tiltrækningskraft; lokkemad der Zauber,der Köder δέλεαρ, θέλγητρο tentación, aliciente ahvatlus وسوسه houkutus attrait פִּיתוּי, מְשִיכָה आकर्षण, प्रलोभन privlačnost vonzerő daya tarik aðdráttarafl; freisting richiamo, lusinga 魅力 매력, 유혹물 pagunda, vilionė, masalas kārdinājums; vilinājums godaan lokroep, verlokking agn, lokkemat, tiltrekningskraft wabik, pokusa atracção atrac­ţie; ispită соблазн lákadlo, vnadidlo vaba privlačnost lockelse, dragningskraft พลังหรือแรงดึงดูด cazibe 吸引 спокуса کوئی پر کشش شے vẻ quyến rũ
v
to tempt or attract The bright lights of the city lured him away from home. aanlok, weglok يَغوي، يُغْري примамвам lákat lokke locken σαγηνεύω, δελεάζω atraer, tentar ahvatlema وسوسه کردن houkutella attirer לִמשוֹך, לְפַתוֹת लालच देना, लुभाना privući csábít memikat lokka, tæla richiamare, attrarre 誘う 유인[]하다 (iš)vilioti, gundyti, masinti kārdināt; vilināt memikat lokken lure, lokke wabić, odciągać atrair a atrage, a ispiti соблазнять lákať zvabiti mamiti locka, lura bort ล่อใจ cezbetmek, çekmek 引誘 приваблювати; виманювати اپنی طرف کھینچنا quyến rũ


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