Definitions for: Lure

[n] something used to lure victims into danger
[n] qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
[n] anything that serves as an enticement
[v] provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Webster (1913) Definition: Lure, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure,
decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure,
carrion.]
1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited
with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
--Shak.

2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of
advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton.

3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight.

Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.]
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of
anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to
attract.

I am not lured with love. --Piers
Plowman.

And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay.

Lure, v. i.
To recall a hawk or other animal.

Synonyms: bait, bait, come-on, come-on, decoy, entice, enticement, hook, sweetener, tempt

See Also: attraction, attractiveness, bait, call, decoy, device, enticement, fish lure, fisherman's lure, ground bait, hook, lead on, provoke, seduce, snare, stimulate, stool, stool pigeon, temptation, trap, tweedle

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