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- DictionaryDe·coy
noun
- 1. a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals: "a decoy duck"
- 2. a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild ducks may be enticed for capture.
verb
- 1. lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap: "they would try to decoy the enemy toward the hidden group"
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.
The decoy in war is a low-cost device intended to represent a real item of military equipment. They may be used in different ways: deployed in amongst their real counterparts, to divert part of the enemy fire away from the real items of equipment.
Decoy definition: a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.. See examples of DECOY used in a sentence.
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 decoy is a fake version of something used to play a trick or lead you into danger, like the cork duck decoys hunters put on the pond to make the real ducks think it's safe to stop by.
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.
DECOY meaning: someone or something used to lead a person or animal to a place so that they can be caught. Learn more.
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.
