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Meaning of decoy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  decoy
      n 1: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part
           of a plot) [syn: {decoy}, {steerer}]
      2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
         they can be trapped or killed [syn: {bait}, {decoy}, {lure}]
      v 1: lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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