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decoy. noun [ C ] uk / ˈdiː.kɔɪ / us / ˈdiː.kɔɪ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. something or someone used to trick or confuse people, especially something or someone that is not what they appear to be: Air Force One flew ahead as a decoy, with the President in another plane behind.
The meaning of DECOY is a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture. How to use decoy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decoy.
If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them.
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. anything used as a lure. Synonyms: allurement, inducement, bait, enticement. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot.
Synonyms for DECOY: bait, lure, trap, scent, hook, ambush, troll, snare; Antonyms of DECOY: repellent, repellant, warn, alert, ward (off), caution, drive (away or off), turn away.
Definition of decoy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A decoy is a fake version of something used to play a trick or lead you into danger, like the cork duck decoys hunters put on the pond to make the real ducks think it's safe to stop by.
