LURE, noun 1. Something held out to call a hawk; hence, 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as the lures of beauty or of gain. LURE, verb intransitive To call hawks. Standing by one that lured loud and shrill. LURE, verb transitive To entice; to attract; to invite by any thing that promises pleasure or advantage. LUREd on by the pleasure of the bait. And various science lures the learned eye.
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