Decoy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdiːkɔɪ/

Full definition of decoy

Noun

1. A person or object meant to lure something to danger.
2. A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

Verb

1. To act or use a decoy.
2. (transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
• GoldsmithE'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
  The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.

Derived terms

• deke

Anagrams

• coyed