lure

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[edit] English

Some fishing lures

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (compared with French leurre)

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
lure

Plural
lures

lure (plural lures)

  1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
  2. (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  3. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.

[edit] Translations

tempting or attractive object
artificial fishing bait

[edit] Proper noun

Lure

  1. A commune in the Haute-Saône département, in France.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to lure

Third person singular
lures

Simple past
lured

Past participle
lured

Present participle
luring

to lure (third-person singular simple present lures, present participle luring, simple past and past participle lured)

  1. To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  2. To recall a hawk with a lure.

[edit] Translations

to entice
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  • Arabic: عربي: طُعم، إغراء

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[edit] Verb

lure (present tense lurer; past tense lurte; past participle lurt; present participle lurende; imperative lur)

  1. deceive, trick
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