lure
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lure
(lo͝or)n.
1.
a. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward: the lure of the open road.
b. An attraction or appeal: Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.
2. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
3. A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
tr.v. lured, lur·ing, lures
1. To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation: Customers were lured to the store by ads promising big discounts.
2. To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin.]
lur′er n.
lur′ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: lure, entice, decoy, tempt, seduce
These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course: Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries. To entice is to draw on by arousing one's interests, hopes, or desires: The new arrivals were enticed by the state's sunny climate and decent salaries. To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception: The partisans caused a disturbance to decoy the enemy patrol into a crossfire. Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment: "the argument ... that options tempt [executives] to corrupt behavior that no decent shareholder would wish to profit from" (Michael Kinsley).
To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance: "The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic" (Thomas Macaulay).
These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course: Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries. To entice is to draw on by arousing one's interests, hopes, or desires: The new arrivals were enticed by the state's sunny climate and decent salaries. To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception: The partisans caused a disturbance to decoy the enemy patrol into a crossfire. Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment: "the argument ... that options tempt [executives] to corrupt behavior that no decent shareholder would wish to profit from" (Michael Kinsley).
To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance: "The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic" (Thomas Macaulay).
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lure
(lʊə)vb (tr)
1. (sometimes foll by: away or into) to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward
2. (Falconry) falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure
n
3. a person or thing that lures
4. (Angling) angling any of various types of brightly-coloured artificial spinning baits, usually consisting of a plastic or metal body mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers, etc. See jig, plug, spoon
5. (Falconry) falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong
[C14: from Old French loirre falconer's lure, from Germanic; related to Old English lathian to invite]
ˈlurer n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
lure
(lʊər)n., v. lured, lur•ing. n.
1. anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
2. the power of attracting or enticing.
3. a decoy; live or esp. artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
4. a feathered decoy used in falconry to recall a hawk.
5. a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
v.t. 6. to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
7. to draw or recall, as by a lure or decoy.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere < Frankish *lothr-, c. Middle High German luoder bait]
lur′er, n.
lur′ing•ly, adv.
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lure
Past participle: lured
Gerund: luring
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| Noun | 1. |  lure - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardattractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" |
| 2. |  lure - anything that serves as an enticemententicement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce | |
| 3. |  lure - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killedchum - bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fish lure, fisherman's lure - (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers ground bait - bait scattered on the water to attract fish stool pigeon - a dummy pigeon used to decoy others trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned | |
| Verb | 1. | lure - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle - entice through the use of music decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
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lure
verb
noun
1. temptation, attraction, incentive, bait, carrot (informal), magnet, inducement, decoy, enticement, siren song, allurement The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
lure
noun1. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward:
2. Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult:
3. The power or quality of attracting:
allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, magnetism, witchery.
Informal: pull.
1. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:
Idiom: lead astray.
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Translations
إغواء، إغراءيَغوي، يُغْري
lákadlolákatvnadidlo
lokkelokkemadtiltrækningskraft
houkutinviehe
aîdráttarafl; freistinglokka, tæla
gundytimasalasvilionėvilioti
kārdinājumskārdinātvilinājumsvilināt
vnadidlo
lure
[ljʊəʳ]B. VT [+ person] → atraer; [+ animal] → atraer (con un señuelo)
to lure sb into a trap → hacer que algn caiga en una trampa
they lured him into the house → consiguieron con artimañas que entrara en la casa
he was lured away from the company by a more lucrative offer → dejó la empresa atraído por una oferta más lucrativa
to lure sb into a trap → hacer que algn caiga en una trampa
they lured him into the house → consiguieron con artimañas que entrara en la casa
he was lured away from the company by a more lucrative offer → dejó la empresa atraído por una oferta más lucrativa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lure
[ˈljʊər ˈlʊər] n
(= attraction) → attrait m
the lure of rural life → l'attrait de la vie à la campagne
Keep him away from the lure of other women
BUT Ne le laissez pas succomber au charme des autres femmes.
the lure of rural life → l'attrait de la vie à la campagne
Keep him away from the lure of other women
BUT Ne le laissez pas succomber au charme des autres femmes.
(for fish) → appât m
vt
(= entice) (with bad intentions) → attirer par la ruse, persuader par la ruse
to lure sb into sth [+ trap, dangerous place] → attirer qn dans qch
He lured her to his home → Il l'a attirée chez lui.
to lure sb into sth [+ trap, dangerous place] → attirer qn dans qch
He lured her to his home → Il l'a attirée chez lui.
(= attract) [+ customers] → attirer
to lure sb into [+ shop, restaurant] → attirer qn dans
plans to lure viewers to the new channel → un plan pour attirer les téléspectateurs vers la nouvelle chaîne
Out-of-town stores continue to lure shoppers away from town centres → Les magasins situés à la périphérie des villes continuent d'attirer des clients au détriment des commerces de centre-ville.
to lure sb into [+ shop, restaurant] → attirer qn dans
plans to lure viewers to the new channel → un plan pour attirer les téléspectateurs vers la nouvelle chaîne
lure away
vt sep [+ person] to lure sb away from sth → éloigner qn de qchOut-of-town stores continue to lure shoppers away from town centres → Les magasins situés à la périphérie des villes continuent d'attirer des clients au détriment des commerces de centre-ville.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lure
n (= bait) → Köder m; (= person, for hawk) → Lockvogel m; (general) → Lockmittel nt; (fig: of city, sea etc) → Verlockungen pl; the lure of the wild → der lockende Ruf der Wildnis
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lure
[ljʊəʳ]1. n (decoy, bait) → richiamo, esca (fig) (charm) → attrazione f, lusinga
2. vt → attirare (con l'inganno)
to lure sb into a trap → attirare qn in una trappola
to lure out → far uscire con l'inganno
to lure sb into a trap → attirare qn in una trappola
to lure out → far uscire con l'inganno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lure
(luə) noun attraction; something very attractive or tempting. The lure of his mother's good cooking brought him back home.
verb to tempt or attract. The bright lights of the city lured him away from home.
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