Lure
WordNet
noun
(1) Something used to lure victims into danger
(2) Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
(3) Anything that serves as an enticement
verb
(4) Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
- From Anglo-Norman lure, from loirre (compared with French leurre)
Noun
- Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
- An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
- A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
Verb
- To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
- To recall a hawk with a lure.