US /lʊr/ UK /ljʊə/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to entice or tempt; a bait or enticement

    They used bright bait to lure the fish.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to entice or tempt; a bait... enticetemptattractbaitseduceallurebeguile
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Word family
Forms luringly

Etymology

From Old French luerre, loirre ('decoy, bait'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *lothr ('decoy, bait used in falconry').

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