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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LURE, n.
1. Something held out to call a hawk; hence,
2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as the lures of beauty or of gain.
LURE, v.i. To call hawks.
Standing by one that lured loud and shrill.
LURE, v.t. To entice; to attract; to invite by any thing that promises pleasure or advantage.
Lured on by the pleasure of the bait.
And various science lures the learned eye.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: lure, enticement, come-on]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener]
3: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure] v
1: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: entice, lure, tempt]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lure, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; perhaps akin to Old English lathian to invite, Old High German lad?n Date: 14th century 1. an object usually of leather or feathers attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall or exercise a hawk 2. a. an inducement to pleasure or gain ; enticement b. appeal, attraction 3. a decoy for attracting animals to capture: as a. artificial bait used for catching fish b. an often luminous structure on the head of pediculate fishes that is used to attract prey II. transitive verb (lured; luring) Date: 14th century 1. to recall or exercise (a hawk) by means of a lure 2. to draw with a hint of pleasure or gain ; attract actively and strongly Synonyms: lure, entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce mean to lead astray from one's true course. lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving <lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes>. entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means <advertising designed to entice new customers>. inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering <fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni>. decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice <attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush>. tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment <tempted by the offer of money>. seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises <seduced by assurances of assistance>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by away, into) entice (a person, an animal, etc.) usu. with some form of bait. 2 attract back again or recall (a person, animal, etc.) with the promise of a reward. --n. 1 a thing used to entice. 2 (usu. foll. by of) the attractive or compelling qualities (of a pursuit etc.). 3 a falconer's apparatus for recalling a hawk, consisting of a bunch of feathers attached to a thong, within which the hawk finds food while being trained. Derivatives: luring adj. luringly adv. Etymology: ME f. OE luere f. Gmc 2. var. of LUR.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lure Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. I am not lured with love. --Piers Plowman. And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lure Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lure Lure, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. --Shak. 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton. 3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lures, luring, lured) 1. To lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do. He lured her to his home and shot her with his father's gun... The company aims to lure smokers back to cigarettes. = entice VERB: V n prep/adv, V n prep/adv 2. A lure is an object which is used to attract animals so that they can be caught. N-COUNT 3. A lure is an attractive quality that something has, or something that you find attractive. The excitement of hunting big game in Africa has been a lure to Europeans for 200 years... The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever. N-COUNT: usu sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Enticement, bait, attraction, allurement, decoy, temptation. II. v. a. Entice, allure, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce, inveigle.

Moby Thesaurus

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