noun
1.
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
2.
the power of attracting or enticing.
3.
a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping.
4.
Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat.
5.
a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region.
verb (used with object)
6.
to attract, entice, or tempt; allure.
7.
to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere (French leurre) < Frankish *lothr-, cognate with Middle High German luoder, German Luder bait
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere (French leurre) < Frankish *lothr-, cognate with Middle High German luoder, German Luder bait
Related forms
lure·ment, noun
lur·er, noun
lur·ing·ly, adverb
un·lured, adjective
Synonyms
1. temptation. 6. seduce.
1. temptation. 6. seduce.
Antonyms
6. repel.
6. repel.
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lur or lure (lʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl lures | |
| a large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs and probably dating to the Bronze Age | |
| [from Danish (and Swedish and Norwegian) lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet] | |
| lure or lure (lʊə, ˈlʊərɪz) | |
| —n | |
| [from Danish (and Swedish and Norwegian) lur, from Old Norse lūthr trumpet] | |
| lure (lʊə) | |
| —vb (sometimes foll by away | |
| 1. | to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward |
| 2. | falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person or thing that lures |
| 4. | angling jig plug See spoon any of various types of brightly-coloured artificial spinning baits, usually consisting of a plastic or metal body mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers, etc |
| 5. | falconry a feathered decoy to which small pieces of meat can be attached and which is equipped with a long thong |
| [C14: from Old French loirre falconer's lure, from Germanic; related to Old English lathian to invite] | |
| 'lurer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
lure
late 14c., "something which allures or entices," from Anglo-Fr. lure, from O.Fr. loirre "device used to recall hawks, lure," from Frank. *loþr, from P.Gmc. *lothran "to call" (cf. M.H.G. luoder, M.L.G. loder "lure, bait," Ger. Luder "lure, deceit, bait," O.E. laþian "to call, invite"). Originally
a bunch of feathers on a long cord, from which the hawk is fed during its training. Used of means of alluring other animals (especially fish) from c.1700. Technically, bait is something the animal can eat; lure is a more general term. The verb is from late 14c., of hawks, later of persons. Related: Lured; luring.
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Example sentences
Launch costs alone could burn up tens of millions of dollars, so the foundation is hoping to lure high-profile corporate sponsors.
Some are common to all financial innovations: new products lack enough liquidity to lure buyers in, for example.
It was starting to lure people away from pay-television.
Or it might appear to be a particular insect in order to lure that insect's predator or parasite.
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