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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A decoy (derived from the Dutch de kooi, literally "the cage" or possibly ende kooi, "duck cage") 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.
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.
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.
DECOY definition: someone or something used to lead a person or animal to a place so that they can be caught. Learn more.
decoy. noun. /ˈdikɔɪ/. [countable] an animal or a bird, or a model of one, that attracts other animals or birds, especially so that they can be shot by people who are hunting them.
