lure — [lʊə, ljʊə ǁ lʊr] verb [transitive] to attract customers, workers, money etc from another company or place, especially by making a product, service, or job sound very exciting, profitable etc: • Even with Oscar nominations to lure audiences, the… … Financial and business terms
lure# — lure n Lure, bait, decoy, snare, trap all denote something that leads an animal or a person into a particular place or situation from which escape is difficult. Lure suggests something that always attracts and often deceives {threw out all the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Lure — can refer to: * Lure (falconry) * Lure coursing, a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure * LURE Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise * Fishing lure * Lure, Haute Saône, a commune of the Haute Saône département, in… … Wikipedia
Lure — hat folgende Bedeutungen: ein bronzezeitliches Blasinstrument, siehe Lure (Blasinstrument) eine Stadt in Frankreich, siehe Lure (Haute Saône) ein französisches Arrondissement, siehe Arrondissement Lure ein ehemaliger Kanton in Frankreich, heute… … Deutsch Wikipedia
lure — [loor] n. [ME < MFr leurre < OFr loirre, prob. < Frank or Goth * lōthr, akin to MDu loder, lure, OE lathian, to invite] 1. a device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in… … English World dictionary
Lure — Lure, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lure — Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Luring}.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See {Lure}, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lure — puede referirse a: Lure, comuna francesa de Alto Saona. Lur, también conocido como luur o lure, era el nombre que recibían dos instrumentos de viento diferentes. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título.… … Wikipedia Español
Lure — Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lure — [n] bait allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot*, come on*, con game*, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet*, mousetrap*, pull,… … New thesaurus