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Decoy

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Noun

1. decoy, steerer

a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

2. bait, decoy, lure

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

Verb

3. decoy

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Decoy

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noun (ˈdiːkɔɪ , dɪˈkɔɪ )
1. 
a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure
2. military
something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his or her attention
3. 
a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range
4. 
an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture
5. Canadian another word for deke (sense 1)
verb (dɪˈkɔɪ )
6. 
to lure or be lured by or as if by means of a decoy
7. (transitive) Canadian another word for deke (sense 2)

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Decoy

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noun
1. 
a place into which wild ducks, etc. are lured for capture
2. 
an artificial bird or animal, or sometimes a trained live one, used to lure game to a place where it can be shot
3. 
a thing or person used to lure or tempt into danger or a trap
a police decoy
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4. 
to lure or be lured into a trap, danger, etc.

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Decoy

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n.
1.
a. A living or artificial bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within shooting range.
b. An artificial bird or other animal used to repel or frighten away unwanted animals.
2.
a. A means used to mislead or lead someone into danger.
b. A replica or imitation of something, especially when intended to deceive by obscuring the number or location of the actual objects being imitated: decoy warheads.
3. An enclosed place, such as a pond, into which wildfowl are lured for capture.
tr.v. (dĭ-koi) de·coyed, de·coy·ing, de·coys
1. To lure (an animal) into a trap or position to be hunted.
2. To entice or mislead by deception or into danger. See Synonyms at lure.

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