decoy
IPA: dʌkˈɔɪ
noun
- A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
- Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
- An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.
verb
- (transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
- (intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy.
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