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# lure

«lure» in Mova's school dictionary: **To persuade or trick a person or animal to come…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (lure, lures, lured, luring); noun (a lure, lures)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m1)

2) (noun) Something used to attract animals, especially fake bait that looks like a fish or insect used in fishing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m2)

3) (noun) The attraction or pull of something: «the lure of the sea». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons (stranger danger, online safety): people with bad plans may try to lure children with sweets, pets, gifts or games — never go with someone you do not know and tell a trusted adult. In fishing and nature: anglers use lures; anglerfish use a glowing lure. In stories: the wolf lures, the witch lures children with a sweet house.

### examples

- The witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house with sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x1)
- Never let anyone lure you into a car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x2)
- We lured the cat out with some fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x3)
- The fisherman used a shiny lure to catch a trout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x4)
- The anglerfish has a glowing lure on its head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x5)
- Some websites try to lure children with free prizes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x6)
- He could not resist the lure of the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x7)
- Do not let him lure you into some cunning trap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: lured. «Lure» always suggests a trap or a tempting offer. Do not confuse with «allure» (charm) or «lore» (old knowledge and stories). If something seems too good to be true, it may be a lure.

### In the corpora

- [The alligator snapping turtle lures fish with a pink worm-shaped flap on its tongue and then snaps its jaws shut.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/16/)
- [Offers of sweets or a puppy are a known trick to lure children; never go anywhere with someone you do not know.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers/23/)
- [Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where there is no lure for it?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.37/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «lure» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.