Lure

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /lÊŠÉ™r/, /lÉ”r/, /lɝ/
• UK IPA: /ljÊŠÉ™r/, /lÉ”r/
• Homophones: lore (some accents)
• Rhymes: -ÊŠÉ™(r)

Origin

Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish lothr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-. Compare English allure, from Old French.

Full definition of lure

Noun

1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
2. (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
3. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
• 1594, William Shakespeare, , IV. i. 178:My falcon now is sharp and passing empty,
  And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged,
  For then she never looks upon her lure.
4. A velvet smoothing brush.

Verb

1. To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
2. To recall a hawk with a lure.

Related terms

• allure

Anagrams

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