I. noun
1.
Synonyms: lure 2, allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inveiglement, seducement, snare, temptation, trap
Related Word: chicane, chicanery, deception, trickery; drawing card
Contrasted words: rebuff, repellence, repellency, repellent, repugnance, repulse, repulsion
2.
a person used as a lure
used the detective as a decoy to catch the pushers
Synonyms: blind, ||bonnet, ||booster, capper, shill, shillaber, stick
Related Word: lugger, roper, steerer; come-on, front, plant, stall
II. verb
Synonyms: lure , allure, bait, entice, entrap, inveigle, lead on, seduce, tempt, toll
Related Word: deceive, delude, mislead; ensorcell, wile
Contrasted words: disgust, repel, sicken; offend, repulse, revolt