lure

¹lure

noun \ˈlu̇r\

Definition of LURE

1

: an object usually of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk

2

a : an inducement to pleasure or gain : enticement b : appeal, attraction

3

: a decoy for attracting animals to capture: as a : artificial bait used for catching fish b : an often luminous structure on the head of pediculate fishes that is used to attract prey

Examples of LURE

1. <the promise of easy money is always the lure for some people to take up a life of crime>
2. <the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing>

Origin of LURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French lure, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; perhaps akin to Old English lathian to invite, Old High German ladōn

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LURE

Synonyms: allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, siren song, temptation, turn-on

Related Words: appeal, call; attraction, boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, persuasion, seducement, seduction, spur, stimulus; decoy, snare, trap; entrapment, mousetrap

Near Antonyms: alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, forewarning, notice, warning

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Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with LURE

Boer, boor, cure, dour, fewer, moor, Moor, Muir, poor, pure, Ruhr, sewer, skewer, spoor, stour, sure, tour, Tours, your