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English noun: decoy | |||
| 1. | decoy (person) a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | ||
| Synonyms | steerer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplice, beguiler, cheat, cheater, confederate, deceiver, slicker, trickster | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | roper, shill | ||
| 2. | decoy (artifact) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | ||
| Synonyms | bait, lure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chum, fish lure, fisherman's lure, ground bait, stool pigeon | ||
| Part meronym | trap | ||
English verb: decoy | |||
| 1. | decoy (social) lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | entice, lure, tempt | ||
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