Decoy

noun

/ˈdiːkɔɪ/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

2.nounA real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

3.verbTo lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.

"to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net"

4.verbTo act as, or use, a decoy.

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