lure

[lure]

To lure is to entice or bait someone. A lure is used to bait or entice fish to attach themselves to your hook. "He had a new shiny lure, which was enough to lure me into going on the fishing trip."

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A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

Noun
something used to lure victims into danger

Noun
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

Noun
anything that serves as an enticement

Verb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"


n.
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

n.
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.

n.
A velvet smoothing brush.

n.
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.

v. i.
To recall a hawk or other animal.


Lure

Lure , n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak. 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton. 3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.

Lure

Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
I am not lured with love.
And various science lures the learned eye.

Lure

Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.

A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.

To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.

To recall a hawk or other animal.

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Usage Examples

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

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