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Meaning of decoy

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

decoy

Pronunciation:/ˈdiːkɔɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

  2. A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

verb

Definitions

  1. To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.

    Example: to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net

  2. To act as, or use, a decoy.