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"actiongamemilitarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act as, or use, a decoy."The police were decoying drivers into speeding by using an unmarked car near the school zone. "actiongamemilitarypoliceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of one who decoys."The dog's decoying led the children away from the construction site and back to the park. "actiongamemilitarypoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading