decoy

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for decoy

decoy 🔊 /dʌkɔjˈ/

decoy : පොළඹවන්නා

decoy : රවටා ගන්නවා

decoy : තැරැව්කාරයා

decoy : වරදෙහි පොළඹවනවා

decoy : උපාය

decoy : උගුලට අසු කරගන්නවා

decoy : රැවටිල්ල

decoy : ආමිෂය

decoy : උපායෙන් ඇදගන්නවා

decoy definition

Transitive verb. 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.

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 shot.
  3. A place into which wild fowl, Especially. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them.
  4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection.