Decoy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
  2. anything used as a lure.
  3. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
  4. an artificial bird, as a painted wooden duck, used for the same purpose.
  5. a pond into which wild fowl are lured for capture.
  6. an object capable of reflecting radar waves, used as a spurious aircraft, missile, chaff, etc., for the deception of radar detectors.
verb (used with object)
  1. to lure by or as if by a decoy: They decoyed the ducks to an area right in front of the blind.
verb (used without object)
  1. to become decoyed: Ducks decoy more easily than most other waterfowl.
noun (ˈdiːkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ)
  1. a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure
  2. something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his attention
  3. a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range
  4. an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture
  5. Canadian another word for deke (def. 1)
verb (dɪˈkɔɪ)
  1. to lure or be lured by or as if by means of a decoy
  2. (tr) Canadian another word for deke (def. 2)
Decoy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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