Lure definition
An example of lure is when you put out bait to try to get an animal to come to your trap.
Customers were lured to the store by ads promising big discounts.
Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.
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.
The lure of the open road.
The lure of the stage.
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Origin 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.
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