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decoy

UK
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/
US
/ˈdiˌkɔɪ/

Traduzioni

decoynoun
decoys
Pl.
UK
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/
US
/ˈdiˌkɔɪ/
The hunter used a decoy to attract the ducks.
Охотник использовал приманку, чтобы привлечь уток.
The spy set up a decoy to mislead the enemy.
Шпион устроил ловушку, чтобы ввести врага в заблуждение.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
манекен
обманка
Sinonimi
trap
decoy bird
distraction
lure
bait
decoyverb
decoyed
Präteritum
decoyed
Partizip Perfekt
decoying
Gerundium
UK
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/
US
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The hunter used a whistle to decoy the ducks.
Охотник использовал свисток, чтобы заманивать уток.
Sinonimi
lure
entice
trap
mislead
bait
decoyadjective
UK
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/
US
/ˈdiˌkɔɪ/
Used attributively to describe something that serves as a lure or distraction (e.g. “decoy missile”).

Definizioni

decoynoun
A person or thing used to mislead or lure someone into a trap or to divert attention from something else.
The police used a decoy to catch the thief in the act.
An artificial bird or other animal used by hunters to attract live game.
The hunter set up several duck decoys on the pond to attract real ducks.
A pond, enclosure, or channel equipped with nets or funnels for trapping wildfowl.
The estate still maintains a nineteenth-century duck decoy at the edge of the marsh.
decoyverb
To lure or entice someone or something away from an intended course, typically by using a distraction or bait.
The hunter used a whistle to decoy the ducks into the open.
decoyadjective
Serving or intended to lure, mislead, or distract.
The aircraft released a decoy flare to confuse the heat-seeking missile.
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