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fish lure — a natural structure attractive to fish, e.g. the modified mantle of mussels or clams which resembles a small fish, and thus attracts a larger, predatory fish. The larval glochidia of the mussel can then attach to the predator as it tries to… … Dictionary of ichthyology
lure# — lure n Lure, bait, decoy, snare, trap all denote something that leads an animal or a person into a particular place or situation from which escape is difficult. Lure suggests something that always attracts and often deceives {threw out all the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
Fish hook — Fishhook redirects here. For other uses, see Fishhook (disambiguation). Anatomy of a fish hook A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been… … Wikipedia
lure — 01. The old man [lured] children into his home by promising to show them his new kittens. 02. The police were able to [lure] the drug dealer into a trap by posing as addicts looking for cocaine. 03. Cigarette companies are doing everything they… … Grammatical examples in English
lure — 1) to attract 2) a general term for artificial devices meant to attract fish to strike; usually imitating fish or other prey, or providing flash and movement that stimulate a strike; 3) a device attractive to fish, usually excluding artificial… … Dictionary of ichthyology
lure — lure1 [luə, ljuə US lur] v [T] 1.) to persuade someone to do something, especially something wrong or dangerous, by making it seem attractive or exciting lure sb into (doing) sth ▪ People may be lured into buying tickets by clever advertising.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lure — {{11}}lure (n.) early 14c., something which allures or entices, an attraction (a figurative use), also bait for recalling hawks, from Anglo Fr. lure, O.Fr. loirre device used to recall hawks, lure, from Frankish *loþr or some other Germanic… … Etymology dictionary
lure — 1 verb (T) to persuade someone to do something, especially something wrong, by promising them something they want; tempt: lure sb into/to/away etc: I think he s trying to lure you away from Jerry. | prospectors lured to Alaska by the promise of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lure — I UK [ljʊə(r)] / US [lʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms lure : present tense I/you/we/they lure he/she/it lures present participle luring past tense lured past participle lured to persuade someone to do something by making it look very attractive… … English dictionary
