Decoy
/ΛdiΛkΙΙͺ/
The meaning and definition of Decoy, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
βto decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a netβ
- To act as, or use, a decoy.
noun
- A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
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