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[ noun dee-koi, dih-koi; verb dih-koi ] / noun ˈdi kɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ; verb dɪˈkɔɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decoy ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like. anything used as a lure. a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot. an artificial bird, as a painted wooden duck, used for the same purpose. a pond into which wild fowl are lured for capture. an object capable of reflecting radar waves, used as a spurious aircraft, missile, chaff, etc., for the deception of radar detectors. verb (used with object)to lure by or as if by a decoy: They decoyed the ducks to an area right in front of the blind. verb (used without object)to become decoyed: Ducks decoy more easily than most other waterfowl. Origin of decoy1610–20; variant of coy (now dial.) <Dutch (de) kooi (the) cage, Middle Dutch cōie<Latin caveacage SYNONYMS FOR decoy2 enticement, bait, inducement, allurement. SEE SYNONYMS FOR decoy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM decoyde·coy·er, nounWords nearby decoydecortication, decorum, decoupage, decouple, decoupling, decoy, decrease, decreasing, decreasing term insurance, decree, decree absolute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decoyThe Grizzlies hedge and recover in response to Tatum’s first screen, but that was just a decoy. Give Boston’s Kemba Walker A Double Pick And Watch Him Work|Michael Pina|August 31, 2020|FiveThirtyEight Lönnborg, who works as a lawyer in London, has on several occasions posed as Elin, acting as a decoy to throw off the paparazzi. Elin's New Life in Sweden|Katarina Andersson|September 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST One of the two boys in the centre acting as decoy cried “Sheep, sheep, come home!” The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme He forthwith thinks of a decoy, and is careful not to approach. The Delight Makers|Adolf Bandelier
There is no "decoy" that will attract a fox a mile, but there are some that are good. Fox Trapping|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding In Thuringia they are kept in cages to be employed as lures in the area or decoy enclosure. The Natural History of Cage Birds|J. M. Bechstein Not wishing to shoot, for the decoy was a valuable one, I shouted vigorously, and sent out the dog. Ways of Wood Folk|William J. Long
British Dictionary definitions for decoy
noun (ˈdiːkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ)a person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure military something designed to deceive an enemy or divert his attention a bird or animal, or an image of one, used to lure game into a trap or within shooting range an enclosed space or large trap, often with a wide funnelled entrance, into which game can be lured for capture Canadian another word for deke (def. 1) verb (dɪˈkɔɪ)to lure or be lured by or as if by means of a decoy (tr) Canadian another word for deke (def. 2) Derived forms of decoydecoyer, nounWord Origin for decoyC17: probably from Dutch de kooi, literally: the cage, from Latin cavea cage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decoyblind, plant, front, stoolie, imitation, fake, facade, deception, trickery, temptation, come-on, camouflage, attraction, allurement, inducement, beard, lure, stick, catch, snare |