Decoy in English
- decoy⇄decoy, verb, noun.
- decoy⇄noun decoyer.
- decoy⇄noun 1. an artificial bird used to lure birds into a trap or near a hunter.
Ex. The duck hunter floated decoys on the water.
2. a bird or other animal trained to lure others of its kind into a trap.
3. (Figurative.) any person or thin - decoy⇄v.i. to be decoyed.
- decoy⇄v.t. 1. to lead (wild birds or animals) into a trap or near a hunter.
Ex. The farmer decoyed the rats with cheese.
2. (Figurative.) to lead or tempt (a person) into danger by trickery; entice.
Ex. You cannot decoy us into the prison ca