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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Lure

/lo͝or/ · IPA /lʊɹ/
01 n. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
  1. 1.
    A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
  2. 2.
    Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
  3. 3.
    A velvet smoothing brush.(Hat Making)
02 v. t. To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring
  1. 1.
    To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
    “I am not lured with love.” — Piers Plowman.
    “And various science lures the learned eye.” — Gay.
03 v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal.
  1. 1.
    To recall a hawk or other animal.