lure

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /l(j)ʊə/, /lɔː(ɹ)/, /lɜː/
• (America) IPA: /lʊəɹ/, /lɔɹ/, /lɝ/

Noun

lure (plural lures)

1. something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure
2. (fishing) an artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish
3. a bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, IV. i. 178:

     My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure.

4. a velvet smoothing brush

Translations

• French: attrait
• German: Anlockungsmittel, Lockmittel, Lockung, Lockvogel, Lure, Reiz
• Italian: attrazione, attrattiva, tentazione, lusinga, esca, richiamo
• Russian: прима́нка
• Spanish: cebo, curricán

Translations

• French: leurre
• German: Köder
• Italian: esca
• Portuguese: isca
• Russian: блесна́
• Spanish: cebo

Verb

lure (lures, present participle luring; past and past participle lured)

1. to attract by temptation etc.; to entice
2. to recall a hawk with a lure

Related terms

• allure

Translations

• French: attirer (dans un piège), séduire, leurrer
• German: anlocken, herlocken, locken, ködern
• Italian: sedurre, incantare, ammaliare, tentare, adescare
• Portuguese: tentar, atrair
• Russian: соблазня́ть
• Spanish: seducir, encantar, atraer

Noun

lure (plural lures)

1. A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.

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