Значення

значень: 4
  1. A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

    Lockvogel, Köder

    прима́нкаprimánka, подсадна́я у́ткаpodsadnája útka, нажи́вкаnažívka

    something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

  2. A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

    Lockvogel

    мано́кmanók, подсадна́я у́ткаpodsadnája útka

  3. Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.

    2002, Robotech: Battlecry – Guide and Walkthrough Just every 5 seconds or so shoot out a decoy near the Cats Eye and the enemies will aim for that instead of the Cats Eye.

  4. An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.

Приклади

речень: 5
  1. Tom is acting as a decoy.

  2. Trappers used decoy birds and a sticky substance.

  3. Karl prepared a decoy.

  4. The suitcase was a decoy.

  5. Tom's the decoy.

Русский
За значеннями 2
person or object meant to lure something to danger:
animal used by hunters to lure game:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
person or object meant to lure something to danger:

Походження

From Dutch de + kooi, literally "the cage". Possibly related to verb coy (which itself may

From Dutch de + kooi, literally "the cage". Possibly related to verb coy (which itself may have been influenced by decoy).

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Форми

множина: decoys
Однинаdecoy
Множинаdecoys

правильне

Синоніми

синонімів: 6
Близькі за значенням
  • a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot):steerer
  • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed:baitlure

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 11

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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