[syn: entice, lure, tempt]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lure \Lure\, v. i.
To recall a hawk or other animal.
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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.
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2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of
advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton.
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3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight.
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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.
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I am not lured with love. --Piers
Plowman.
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And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay.
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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]