NOUN | person | decoy, steerer | a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) |
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artifact | decoy, bait, lure | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | |
VERB | social | decoy | lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy |
Sounds | dahkoy' | |
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Rhymes | coy |
Meaning | A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot). | |
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Synonym | steerer | |
Narrower | roper | A decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game) |
shill | A decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others | |
Broader | accomplice, confederate | A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true |
Meaning | Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. | |
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Synonyms | bait, lure | |
Part of | trap | A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
Narrower | chum | Bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish |
fisherman's lure, fish lure | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers | |
ground bait | Bait scattered on the water to attract fish | |
stool pigeon | A dummy pigeon used to decoy others | |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Spanish | anzuelo, carnada, cebo, cimbel, señuelo | |
Catalan | enze, esquer, parany, reclam | |
Verbs | decoy | lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy |
Meaning | Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | entice, lure, tempt | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
Spanish | entruchar | |
Nouns | decoy | something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed |
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