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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: decoy (0.02151 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to decoy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: decoy denak, kandang itik, perangkap, umpan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: decoy decoy n 1: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) [syn: steerer] 2: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: bait, lure] v : lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
English → English (gcide) Definition: Decoy Decoy \De*coy"\, n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. [1913 Webster] 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. [1913 Webster] 3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them. [1913 Webster] 4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection. [1913 Webster] Decoy \De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decoyed (-koid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.] To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. [1913 Webster] Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. --Goldsmith. Syn: To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure. [1913 Webster]

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