English dictionary
decoy
/d/I/'k//Oi/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
Synonyms steererSource: WordNet 3.0
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something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.
Source: webster1913
verb
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lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to <i>decoy</i> troops into an ambush; to <i>decoy</i> ducks into a net.
Source: webster1913