Decoy

[De*coy·]

A decoy is a fake version of something used to play a trick or lead you into danger, like the cork duck decoys hunters put on the pond to make the real ducks think it's safe to stop by.

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To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.

Noun
something used to lure victims into danger

Noun
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

Verb
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

v. t.
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.

n.
Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.

n.
A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot.

n.
A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them.

n.
A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection.

Decoy

De*coy" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decoyed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.] To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.

Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy.

E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.

Syn. -- To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure.

Decoy

De*coy", n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. 3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them. 4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection.

To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.

Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait.

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Usage Examples

With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.

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