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Dictionary Definition of lure
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lure noun 1. anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 2. a decoy; a bait, especially an artificial one, used in angling. 3. a feathered decoy, sometimes baited, on a long thong, used in falconry to recall the hawk. 4. Also, metal hare, tin hare. an imitation hare, mechanically driven, which greyhounds pursue in a race. 5. a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fish to attract smaller fish eaten as prey. -- verb (t) ( lured, luring ) 6. to decoy; entice; allure. 7. to draw as by a lure. [ME, from OF leurre, from Gmc; cf. G Luder bait] -- lurer, noun |
