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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECOY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of decoy as a noun and a verb, with examples of how to use it in different contexts. Find out how decoy can be used in hunting, marketing, business and more.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and examples of the word decoy, which can be a noun or a verb. A decoy is something or someone used to lure or lead another into a trap or to draw attention away from something else.

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   The word decoy, also originally found in English as "coy", derives from the Dutch de Kooi (the cage) and dates back to the early 17th century, when this type of duck trap was introduced to England from the Netherlands.

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   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.

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   What does it mean if someone is a 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. Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river.

   DECOY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Why did Nick act as a decoy?

   • Nick acted as a decoy after the dog attacked a group of children swimming in the river. He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy. A decoy is a model of a bird that is used to attract wild birds towards it so that people can study them or shoot them.

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   What is a protein decoy?

   • In protein folding simulations, a decoy is a computer-generated protein structure which is designed so to compete with the real structure of the protein. Decoys are used to test the validity of a protein model; the model is considered correct only if it is able to identify the native state configuration of the protein among the decoys.

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   What is a sonar decoy?

   • A sonar decoy is a device designed to create a misleading reading on sonar, such as the appearance of a false target. In biochemistry, there are decoy receptors, decoy substrates and decoy RNA. In addition, digital decoys are used in protein folding simulations.

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECOY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word decoy, which can be a person, thing, or animal used to deceive or lure others. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for decoy.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › decoyDECOY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Find 61 words that mean decoy, such as bait, lure, trap, and seduce, and their opposites, such as repellent, warn, and alert. Learn how to use decoy as a noun or a verb and see examples of synonyms and antonyms.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › decoy_1decoy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Learn how to use the verb decoy to trick somebody or something into doing or going somewhere. See the pronunciation, picture, grammar and usage notes, and synonyms of decoy.