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- Dictionarylure/l(j)ʊə/
verb
- 1. tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward: "the child was lured into a car but managed to escape"
noun
- 1. something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something: "the film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls"
- 2. a type of bait used in fishing or hunting.
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to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting: She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary. He had lured his victim to a deserted house. Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts. Synonyms. attract. entice. tempt. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting: She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary. He had lured his victim to a deserted house. Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts. Synonyms. attract. entice. tempt. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of LURE is an object usually of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk. How to use lure in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lure.
Definitions of lure. verb. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. “He lured me into temptation” synonyms: entice, tempt. see more. noun. anything that serves as an enticement. synonyms: bait, come-on, hook, sweetener. see more. noun.
n. 1. a. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward: the lure of the open road. b. An attraction or appeal: Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees. 2. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish. 3.
Verb Forms. lure somebody (+ adv./prep.) to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward synonym entice. The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lure. Wiktionary. Synonyms: allured. inveigled. seduced. enticed. tempted. appealed. attracted. drawn. magnetized. taken. pulled. baited. cajoled. camouflaged. captivated. Antonyms: deterred. repulsed. disenchanted. dissuaded. antagonized. disgusted. Lured Sentence Examples.
lure meaning, definition, what is lure: to persuade someone to do something, esp...: Learn more.
noun. anything that attracts, entices, or allures. Synonyms: temptation. the power of attracting or enticing. a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat.
To lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do. He lured them to the warehouse by claiming that he had left his money there. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
