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Uncommonlure
The correct spelling is lure.
How to pronounce lure
/l(j)ʊə/
nounIPA: /l(j)ʊə/
Say it like: Lur-e
The correct spelling is lure. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure
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Meanings
noun
- 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
- 5.A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.
verb
- 1.To attract by temptation etc.; to entice
- 2.To recall a hawk with a lure
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