LURE


Meaning of LURE in English

(~s, luring, ~d)

1.

To ~ someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do.

He ~d her to his home and shot her with his father’s gun...

The company aims to ~ smokers back to cigarettes.

= entice

VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv

2.

A ~ is an object which is used to attract animals so that they can be caught.

N-COUNT

3.

A ~ is an attractive quality that something has, or something that you find attractive.

The excitement of hunting big game in Africa has been a ~ to Europeans for 200 years...

The ~ of rural life is proving as strong as ever.

N-COUNT: usu sing

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