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decoy

/ decoy /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

accomplice confederate deceiver

Kinds of:

roper shill

verb Sense 2

lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Type of:

entice lure tempt

Derived:

bait lure

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 3

something used to lure victims into danger

Type of:

device

Kinds of:

fisherman's lure fish lure ground bait stool pigeon

Has parts:

trap

Derived:

entice lure tempt bait

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