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To lure by temptation or enticement
“Help your teens recognize that they don't have enough life experience to recognize when people are trying to lure them into dangerous situations.”
To (attempt to) attract someone
“Sam was attempting to lure the ladies with his seductive hot looks.”
To use coaxing or flattery in order to persuade someone to do something
To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money
To convince or manipulate
To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain
To encourage or cause a certain event or outcome
To blatantly set out to attract
To cause to become morally depraved
Plural for something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something
“Ramsbottom has largely shed its image as an industrial centre to become a lure for young families and professionals.”
Plural for the act or quality of being tempting, or of having the power to tempt
“The thrill and the lure of crime is very strong.”
Plural for food placed on a hook or in a net or trap to entice fish or other animals as prey
“Normally, of course, the fisherman puts some kind of lure on the hook such as nightcrawlers or balls of dough.”
Plural for a crafty, and typically underhanded, means to achieve one's aims
Plural for the advantage or benefit of something
Plural for something designed to mislead to divert attention
Plural for an approach or proposal made to someone with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing a relationship
Plural for a sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone
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