Look up: decoy

1. decoy
   [n] - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) 2. [v] - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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2. decoy
   a penetration aid device which is designed to simulate a re-entry vehicle so as to make counter measures more difficult Category: Defense
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3. Decoy
   De·coy' (de*koi') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Decoyed ; present participle & verbal noun Decoying .] [ Prefix de- + coy ; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, ...
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4. Decoy
   De·coy' noun 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within ...
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5. decoy
   To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. 'Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy.' (Thomson) 'E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this ...
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6. decoy
   steerer noun a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
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7. decoy
   verb lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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8. Decoy
   • (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them. • (v. t.) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. • (n.) A fow...
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9. decoy
   (from the article `radar`) ...cloud consisting of a large number of tiny metallic reflecting strips that create strong echoes over a large area to mask the presence of real ...
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10. decoy
    decoy 1. Someone who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, etc. 2. Anything used as a lure. 3. A trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within gunshot. 4. An artificial bird, as a painted wooden duck, used to lure other water ducks, etc., close...
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11. Decoy
    HMS Decoy was a British defender Class destroyer of 1375 tons displacement built under the 1930 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers ...
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12. DECOY
    An offensive play meant to disguise the spiker who will receive the set.
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13. Decoy
    A unique name especially inserted in a mailing list verifying list usage.
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14. Decoy
    Strictly speaking, a decoy is either a tame or artificial duck, so placed as to lure wild ducks within gunshot range. The term is widely applied to any means by which a person or animal is lured into a trap.
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15. Decoy
    A `decoy` is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes. Duck decoy: The term duck decoy...
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16. Decoy
    (TV series) `Decoy` (also titled `Decoy Police Woman`) is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series which was created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957 to July 7, 1958, lasting for thirty nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was t...
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17. Decoy
    (album) `Decoy` is a 1984 album by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in 1983. Track listing: #"Decoy" (Davis, Robert Irving III) 8:33 #"Robot 415" (Davis, Robert Irving III) 1:09 #"Code M.D." (Robert Irving III) 5:58 #"Freaky Deaky" (Davis) 4:3...
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18. Decoy
    (film) `Decoy` is a 1946 American film noir. Directed by Jack Bernhard, the film stars Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Henry Rudley, Sheldon Leonard and Marjorie Woodworth. The film was produced by Jack Bernhard and Bernard Brandt as a Jack Bernhard Production, with a scr...
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