lure

Meaning

1. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
2. 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.
4. A velvet smoothing brush.

entice

captivate

invite out

use stratagem towards

appeal to

cast a spell

pull out a fish

artificial fly

motivation

persuasion

obtain by coaxing

fish lure

attract by deceptive means

bargaining chip

fisherman’s lure

streamer fly

spoon bait

deal craftily with

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/l(j)ʊə/

From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).