"decoy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-decoy.ogg [US] Forms: decoy [singular], decoys [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A decoy is a person or object that is used to lure something or someone.
    Sense id: simple-decoy-en-noun-YKTcXF2M

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-decoy.ogg [US] Forms: decoy [canonical], decoys [third-person, singular], decoyed [past], decoyed [past, participle], decoying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you decoy a person, you lure them away from what they are doing.
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