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Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.
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Lure n.
1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
3. Hat Making A velvet smoothing brush.
Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] 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.
lure
n 1: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of
reward [syn: enticement, come-on]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-on,
hook, sweetener]
3: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: bait, decoy]
v : provoke someone to do something through (often false or
exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into
temptation" [syn: entice, tempt]