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Search "lure" in: lure[noun]Entry Word: lure Function: noun Meaning: 1 something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain <the promise of easy money is always the lure for some people to take up a life of crime> Synonyms allurement, bait, enticement, temptation, turn-on Related Words appeal, call; attraction, goad, incentive, inducement, persuasion, seduction, spur; decoy, snare, trap Near Antonyms caution, warning 2 something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap <the fish simply didnʼt seem to like the lure I was using, and I didnʼt catch a thing> — see bait 1 3 the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised <the lure of the carnival was distracting me from my studies> — see temptation 1
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