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noun
- 1. a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals: "a decoy duck"
- 2. a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild ducks may be enticed for capture.
verb
- 1. lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap: "they would try to decoy the enemy toward the hidden group"
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to trick or confuse people into doing something or going somewhere, especially by showing them something that is not what it appears to be: Flying French colours, the ship tacked back and forth, trying to decoy the French ship into the harbour.
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. anything used as a lure. Synonyms: allurement, inducement, bait, enticement. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
The meaning of DECOY is a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture. How to use decoy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decoy.
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. Decoy most often refers to bait used for trapping or killing an animal, but it can be any object or plan used to lead someone or something into trouble.
If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them. A plane was waiting at the airport with its engines running but this was just one of the decoys.
Decoy definition, a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. See more.
Definition of decoy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
