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lure
/lʊɹ/
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What does lure mean?
noun
- (figuratively) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
- An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
- A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
More meanings (5)
noun
- A velvet smoothing brush.
- Alternative form of lur.
verb
- To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
- To attract fish with a lure.
- To recall a hawk with a lure.
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IPA pronunciation
/lʊɹ/
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South Sea islanders spin for fish with a mother-of-pearl lure which is also a hook, and answers to our spoon.
Since to storm the hill might well cost many lives, it seemed preferable to try to lure its defenders from their stronghold.
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Caught by the lure of misleading advertisements, the poor are induced to purchase articles to be paid for by weekly or monthly instalments.
Some may make what are called “lucky hits,” but like money earned by gambling, such “hits” may only serve to lure one to ruin.
The red, fat fellows never come amiss, but the light, flabby kind afford no great lure for even the hungriest sort of a fish.