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| NOUN | 1 | lure, enticement, come-on | Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward |
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| 2 | lure, bait, come-on, hook, sweetener | Anything that serves as an enticement | |
| 3 | lure, bait, decoy | Something used to lure victims into danger | |
| VERB | 1 | lure, entice, tempt | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
| Sounds | luh'r |
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| Rhymes | allure, assure, boor, and 36 more rhymes in uhr... |
| Meaning | Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward. |
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| Synonyms | enticement, come-on |
| Broader | attraction, attractiveness |
| Verbs | lure |
| Meaning | Anything that serves as an enticement. |
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| Synonyms | bait, come-on, hook, sweetener |
| Broader | temptation, enticement |
| Verbs | lure |
| Meaning | Something used to lure victims into danger. |
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| Synonyms | bait, decoy |
| Part of | trap |
| Broader | device |
| Narrower | chum; fisherman's lure, fish lure; ground bait; stool pigeon |
| Verbs | lure |
| Meaning | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
| Examples | "He lured me into temptation" |
| Synonyms | entice, tempt |
| Broader | provoke, stimulate |
| Narrower | hook, snare; seduce; call; stool; lead on; tweedle; decoy; bait |
| Nouns | lure; lure; lure |
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