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decoy
[ noun dee-koi, dih-koi; verb dih-koi ]
noun
- a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- anything used as a lure.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
- an artificial bird, as a painted wooden duck, used for the same purpose.
- a pond into which wild fowl are lured for capture.
- 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)
- 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)
- to become decoyed:
Ducks decoy more easily than most other waterfowl.
decoy
noun
- a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure
- military something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his attention
- a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range
- an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture
- another word for deke
verb
- to lure or be lured by or as if by means of a decoy
- tr another word for deke
Derived Forms
- »å±ðˈ³¦´Ç²â±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- »å±ð·³¦´Ç²âİù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decoy1
Example Sentences
His key strategy seems to be using dead bodies as duck decoys, hunting whoever cares about his latest corpse.
Though Graham denied she was at the victim’s house, Clark believes she was there — but as a decoy.
Others find decoys to place in their pouches, pocketing their real devices for surreptitious use throughout the school day.
From a breakdown on the left touchline, a narrow forward charge proved to be a decoy with Finn Russell instead throwing a long pass to Blair Kinghorn, giving up territory, but opening up opportunities.
Instead, they acted as unknowing decoys for CIA operations.
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