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lure

[loor]

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noun

anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Synonyms:
the power of attracting or enticing.
a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
Falconry.��a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat.
a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.

verb (used with object)

lured, luring

to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
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Antonyms:
to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy.

lure

/ ��ʊə /

verb

to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward
falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure

noun

a person or thing that lures
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
falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong

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Other Word Forms

lurement noun
lurer noun
luringly adverb
unlured adjective
ˈ��ܰ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lure¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French luere ( French leurre ), from Frankish lothr- (unrecorded); cognate with Middle High German luoder, German Luder “b��”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lure¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

in lure, noting a pair of wings joined with the tips downward.

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Colombian mercenaries are being lured to Mexico to fight for powerful drug trafficking groups such as the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

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Is the toxic Salton Sea haunted by La Siguanaba, the mythical horse-headed woman who lures the innocent to their demise, or are more earthly forces at play?

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Shanks said the Acorn investment, announced as part of chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending review, was designed to lure in further funding from private investment.

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But they decided to stick with their commitments, lured in part by the pitch of a coach they would never play for in college.

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Any new event may not be sanctioned by the game's governing bodies and would require significant investment to lure players, hire venues and market itself to fans.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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