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definition: something used to attract animals or people into danger. Wooden decoys in the shape of birds or animals are often used by hunters to lead animals into a trap.
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.
noun. 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.
to trick or confuse people into doing something or going somewhere, especially by showing them something that is not what it appears to be: Flying French colours, the ship tacked back and forth, trying to decoy the French ship into the harbour.
Decoy most often refers to bait used for trapping or killing an animal, but it can be any object or plan used to lead someone or something into trouble. Fisherman use worm decoys on their lures to catch fish, just like police use people as undercover decoys to catch criminals.
definition: something or someone used to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, esp. an artificial bird or animal used to lure live birds or animals within gunshot or into a trap. The criminals used one car as a decoy and another as the real getaway car.
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. Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river.
DECOY meaning: someone or something used to lead a person or animal to a place so that they can be caught. Learn more.
Decoy definition, a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. See more.
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.
