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decoy. noun [ C ] uk / ˈdiː.kɔɪ / us / ˈdiː.kɔɪ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. 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.
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.
Definition of decoy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them. A plane was waiting at the airport with its engines running but this was just one of the decoys.
I include decoys of these other species in my decoy spread just in case some of them show up. When infra-red homing is used decoy hot sources may be used to deflect the incoming weapon. Many are caught by means of female elephants previously tamed, and trained to decoy males into the snares.
