DECOY


Meaning of DECOY in English

n. Function: noun

1

Synonyms: LURE 2, allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, inveiglement, seducement, snare, temptation, trap

Related Words: chicane, chicanery, deception, trickery; drawing card

Contrasted Words: rebuff, repellence, repellency, repellent, repugnance, repulse, repulsion

2 a person used as a lure FF1C; used the detective as a decoy to catch the pushers FF1E;

Synonyms: blind, ||bonnet, ||booster, capper, shill, shillaber, stick

Related Words: lugger, roper, steerer; come-on, front, plant, stall

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