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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward;
[syn: lure, enticement, come-on]

2. anything that serves as an enticement;
[syn: bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener]

3. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed;
[syn: bait, decoy, lure]


VERB (1)

1. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;
- Example: "He lured me into temptation"
[syn: entice, lure, tempt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lure \Lure\, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lure \Lure\, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lure \Lure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. [1913 Webster] I am not lured with love. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lure n 1: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: lure, enticement, come-on] 2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener] 3: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure] v 1: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: entice, lure, tempt]