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Noun lure has 3 senses
- lure, enticement, come-on - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
--1 is a kind of attraction, attractiveness
- bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener - anything that serves as an enticement
--2 is a kind of temptation, enticement
- bait, decoy, lure - something used to lure victims into danger
--3 is a kind of device
--3 is a part of trap
--3 has particulars: fisherman's lure, fish lure; ground bait; stool pigeon
Verb lure has 1 sense
- entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
--1 is one way to provoke, stimulate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
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