Lure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lure	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Lure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lure n qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward Synonym(s): lure, enticement, come-on anything that serves as an enticement Synonym(s): bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed Synonym(s): bait, decoy, lure v provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" Synonym(s): entice, lure, tempt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lure \Lure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Luring}.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See {Lure}, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. I am not lured with love. --Piers Plowman. And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lure \Lure\, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lure \Lure\, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. --Shak. 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton. 3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight.