noun🔗ShareA person or object meant to lure somebody into danger."The police used a parked car as a decoy to catch the thieves. "personactionmilitarypolicegamedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game."The hunter used a decoy rabbit to attract the deer. "animalgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap."to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net"actionmilitarypolicegameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act as, or use, a decoy."To lure the cat away from the garden, the gardener used a plastic mouse as a decoy. "actionmilitarypolicegameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
