lure

Etymology 1
From, from (Modern 🇨🇬), from , from. Compare 🇨🇬, also from Old French.

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.
 * 1) A velvet smoothing brush.
 * 1) A velvet smoothing brush.

Derived terms

 * spoon lure

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:, vějička
 * Danish: lokkemiddel, lokkemad
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, ,
 * German: Anlockungsmittel,, Lockung, , Lure,
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: illecebra
 * Polish:, ponęta, mamidło
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, curricán,
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish: câzibe,
 * Yiddish: מאַניעניש


 * Catalan:
 * Czech: návnada, třpytka
 * Danish: blink
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: poa, poapoa
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, , błystka, błyszcz, błyszczka,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Yiddish: מאַניעניש


 * Ottoman Turkish: رات

Verb

 * 1)  To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
 * 2)  To attract fish with a lure.
 * 3)  To recall a hawk with a lure.
 * 1)  To recall a hawk with a lure.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: lokke
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: atricar,
 * German:, herlocken, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: δελεάζω
 * Ingrian: manitella
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese:, , 誘い込む
 * Macedonian: при́мами
 * Maori: kohinu, poapoa, tīmori, whakapoapoa, pātoi
 * Middle English: snaren, snarlen
 * Old High German: spanan
 * Polish:, , mamić
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:, , , , ,


 * Arabic:

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Etymology 2
From.

Verb

 * 1) to deceive, trick
 * 2) to lurk
 * 3) to wonder ( / about)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk