decoy

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Reino Unido//ˈdiːkɔɪ//

A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

substantivo

1
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
2
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
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.

Etimologia

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

verbo

1
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, / The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
2
To act as, or use, a decoy.
As they were being decoyed, the rescue team carried the hostage and quietly slipped away.

Formas

plural: decoys
pretérito: decoyed
particípio passado: decoyed
gerúndio: decoying
3.ª pessoa do singular: decoys

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decoy · A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

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