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lure

/ lure /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
Type of:
attraction attractiveness
Derived:
entice tempt
verb Sense 2
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
Type of:
provoke stimulate
Kinds of:
hook snare seduce call stool
Derived:
enticement temptation tempter bait decoy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
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 tempt decoy bait
noun Sense 4
anything that serves as an enticement
Type of:
temptation enticement
Derived:
sweeten entice tempt hook snare
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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