Lure definition
To attract, tempt, or entice.
verb
A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
noun
To lure is defined as to purposely attract someone or tempt someone to do something, often using a reward.
An example of lure is when you put out bait to try to get an animal to come to your trap.
verb
To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation.
Customers were lured to the store by ads promising big discounts.
verb
An attraction or appeal.
Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.
noun
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A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk.
noun
To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
verb
The definition of lure is something that attracts a person or animal, especially something used specifically for the purposes of attracting or baiting an animal.
An example of lure is a worm used to catch a fish.
An example of lure is a high paying job that attracts a person.
noun
A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
noun
Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward.
The lure of the open road.
noun
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To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
verb
A bait for animals; esp., an artificial one used in fishing.
noun
The power of attracting, tempting, or enticing.
The lure of the stage.
noun
Anything that so attracts or tempts.
noun
To recall a hawk with a lure.
verb
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
lure
Plural:
luresOrigin of lure
- Middle English from Anglo-Norman of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish lothr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-. Compare English allure, from Old French.
From Wiktionary