lure: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
n.
- Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward.
- An attraction or appeal.
- A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
- A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
tr.v., lured, lur·ing, lures.
- To attract by wiles or temptation; entice.
- To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, of Germanic origin.]
lurer lur'er n.
luringly lur'ing·ly adv.
SYNONYMS lure, entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce. These verbs mean to lead or attempt to lead into a wrong or foolish course: Lure suggests the use of something that attracts like bait: Industry often lures scientists from universities by offering them huge salaries. To entice is to draw on skillfully, as by arousing hopes or desires: The teacher tried to entice the shy child into entering the classroom. Inveigle implies winning over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk: He inveigled a friend into becoming his law partner. To decoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception: Partisans dressed as simple farmers decoyed the soldiers into the crossfire. Tempt implies an encouragement or an attraction to do something, especially something immoral, unwise, or contrary to one's better judgment: I am tempted to tell him what I really think of him. To seduce is to entice away and usually suggests the overcoming of moral resistance: “The French King attempted by splendid offers to seduce him from the cause of the Republic” (Thomas Macaulay).
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - lokke
n. - lokkemad, lokkemiddel, tiltrækningskraft
2.
n. - lur
Nederlands (Dutch)
verlokken, verleiden, overhalen, ten val brengen, valk/havik teruglokken, aantrekkingskracht, verleiding, lokaas
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - attirer, séduire, appâter, leurrer (un faucon)
n. - attrait, (fig) leurre
2.
n. - trompette
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - locken
n. - Federspiel, Lockmittel, Lockvogel
2.
n. - Lure
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δελεάζω, θέλγω, παρασύρω
n. - δέλεαρ, δόλωμα, έλξη, παγίδα, θέλγητρο, δελεασμός
Italiano (Italian)
adescare, lusinga, tentazione, esca
Português (Portuguese)
v. - atrair, seduzir, aliciar, fascinar
n. - chamariz (m), isca (f), atrativo (m), fascinação (f)
Русский (Russian)
соблазнять, приманивать, соблазн, приманка
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - tentar, seducir, atraer
n. - atracción, fascinación, tentación, seducción, señuelo, cebo
2.
n. - tipo de trompeta o clarín
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka, lura
n. - lockbete, (fisk.) drag, bete, lockfågel, bulvan, lockelse, dragningskraft
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
诱惑物, 魅力, 诱惑力, 吸引力, 诱饵, 引诱, 诱惑, 以诱饵吸引
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 誘惑物, 魅力, 誘惑力, 吸引力, 誘餌
v. tr. - 引誘, 誘惑, 以誘餌吸引
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 유혹하다, 꾀어내다, 후려내다, 불러들이다
n. - 유혹물, 유혹장치, 매력, 미끼, 함정
2.
n. - 트럼펫의 일종
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 誘惑するもの, 魅力, 擬餌
v. - 誘惑する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يسترد البازيار الصقر, يغوي, يغري (الاسم) ريش البازيار, حزمه ريش مشدودة إلى حبل طويل يستعملها مدرب البزاة لإسترداد الصقر بعد تركه يطير, بحريه, إغراء, إغواء
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - משך, פיתה
n. - משיכה, קסם, פיתוי
n. - חצוצרת ארד בצורת S המשמשת מזמנים קדומים בסקנדינביה לאיסוף בקר
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