Meaning Of The Word Decoy

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decoy
countable noun: A decoy is a model of a bird that is used to attract wild birds towards it so that people can study them or shoot them.
countable noun: If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.

decoy in American English
a place into which wild ducks, etc. are lured for capture
intransitive verb: to become decoyed
noun: a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like
transitive verb: to lure by or as if by a decoy

decoy in British English
noun: a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure

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