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1. (n.) lure
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
2. lure
the power of attracting or enticing.
3. lure
a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
4. lure
a feathered decoy used in falconry to recall a hawk.
5. lure
a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
6. (v.t.) lure
to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
7. lure
to draw or recall, as by a lure or decoy.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF, OF luere < Frankish *lothr-, c. MHG luoder bait)
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| Definition of 'lure' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) lure, enticement, come-on
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
2. (noun) bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
anything that serves as an enticement
3. (verb) bait, decoy, lure
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
4. (verb) entice, lure, tempt
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
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1. (verb) lure
to promise sb sth to attract or trick them
He lured them in with promises of money.
2. lure
sth used to attract a fish or animal in order to catch it
a fishing lure
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| Definition of 'lure' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lure
a contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks
2. (noun) lure
any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy
3. (noun) lure
a velvet smoothing brush
4. (noun) lure
to draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract
5. (verb) lure
to recall a hawk or other animal
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Sense: attraction; something very attractive or tempting
The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.
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 Afrikaans: lokaas, verlokking |
 Arabic: إغواء، إغراء |
 Bulgarian: съблазън |
 Brazilian: atração |
 Czech: lákadlo, vnadidlo |
 German: der Zauber, der Köder |
 Danish: tiltrækningskraft; lokkem |
 Greek: δέλεαρ, θέλγητρο |
 Spanish: tentación, aliciente |
 Estonian: ahvatlus |
 Farsi: وسوسه |
 Finnish: houkutin |
 French: attrait |
 Hebrew: פִּיתוּי, מְשִיכָה |
 Hindi: आकर्षण, प्रलोभन |
 Croatian: privlačnost |
 Hungarian: vonzerő |
 Indonesian: daya tarik |
 Icelandic: aðdráttarafl; freisting |
 Italian: richiamo, lusinga |
 Japanese: 魅力 |
 Korean: 유혹, 매력 |
 Lithuanian: pagunda, vilionė, masalas |
 Latvian: kārdinājums; vilinājums |
 Malay: godaan |
 Dutch: lokroep, verlokking |
 Norwegian: agn, lokkemat, tiltreknin |
 Polish: wabik, pokusa |
 Persian: وسوسه |
 Pashto: وسوسه |
 Portuguese: atracção |
 Romanian: atracţie; ispită |
 Russian: соблазн |
 Slovak: lákadlo, vnadidlo |
 Slovenian: vaba |
 Serbian: privlačnost |
 Swedish: lockelse, dragningskraft |
 Thai: พลังหรือแรงดึงดูด |
 Turkish: cazibe |
 Taiwanese: 吸引力，誘惑 |
 Ukrainian: спокуса |
 Urdu: کوئی پر کشش شے |
 Vietnamese: vẻ quyến rũ |
 Chinese: 吸引力，诱惑 |
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