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The meaning of DECOY is a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture. How to use decoy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decoy.
something or someone used to trick or confuse people, especially something or someone that is not what they appear to be: Air Force One flew ahead as a decoy, with the President in another plane behind. These attacks could be a decoy, a manoeuvre to throw everyone off guard.
A decoy (derived from the Dutch de kooi, literally "the cage" [1] or possibly ende kooi, "duck cage" [2]) is usually a person, device, or event which resembles what an individual or a group might be looking for, but it is only meant to lure them.
Synonyms for DECOY: bait, lure, trap, scent, hook, ambush, troll, snare; Antonyms of DECOY: repellent, repellant, warn, alert, ward (off), caution, drive (away or off), turn away.
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. anything used as a lure. Synonyms: allurement, inducement, bait, enticement. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
Decoy Definition. A place into which wild ducks, etc. are lured for capture. An artificial bird or animal, or sometimes a trained live one, used to lure game to a place where it can be shot. A thing or person used to lure or tempt into danger or a trap. A police decoy.
If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example, by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
Check pronunciation: decoy. Definition of decoy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Decoy definition, a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. See more.
decoy. n. 1. a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure. 2. (Military) military something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his or her attention. 3. (Hunting) a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range. 4.
