decoy
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Sense 1 noun
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
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Sense 2 verb
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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Sense 3 noun
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | accomplice |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | beguiler |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shill |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | decoy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bait |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | trap |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | chum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fisherman's lure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground bait |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stool pigeon |