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lure

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /l(j)ʊə/ or /lɔː(r)/ or /lɜː/
  • (US) IPA (key): /lʊər/ or /lɔr/ or /lɝ/
  • (file)

Noun

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Singular
lure

Plural
lures

Some fishing lures
  1. (countable) A lure is something that tempts.
  2. (countable) (fishing) A lure is an artificial bait that is attached to a fishing line to attract fishes.

Verb

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Plain form
lure

Third-person singular
lures

Past tense
lured

Past participle
lured

Present participle
luring

  1. If you lure a person, you tempt the person to go somewhere or to do something.