lure (n.)

  1. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

    [ Syn: enticement , come-on ]

  2. anything that serves as an enticement

    [ Syn: bait , come-on , hook , 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 , tempt ]

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