DECOY


Meaning of DECOY in English

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

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