decoy[noun]Synonyms:- lure, bait, enticement, inducement, pretence, trap
[verb]Synonyms:- lure, deceive, ensnare, entice, entrap, seduce, tempt
Contrasted words: rebuff, repellence, repellency, repellent, repugnance, repulse, repulsion, disgust, repel, sicken, offend, revolt
Related Words: chicane,
chicanery,
deception,
trickery,
drawing card,
lugger,
roper,
steerer,
come-on,
front,
plant,
stall,
deceive,
delude,
mislead,
ensorcell,
wile [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧coy /ˈdiːkɔɪ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Dutch;
Origin: de cooi 'the cage' (= structure of bars for keeping animals in)]
1. someone or something that is used to trick someone into going somewhere or doing something, so that you can catch them, attack them etc:
Officer Langley acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.2. a model of a bird used to attract wild birds so that you can watch them or shoot them
—decoy /dɪˈkɔɪ/
verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲