verb, noun
verb [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] (disapproving) to persuade or trick sb to go somewhere or to do sth by promising them a reward:
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. * Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.
Part of speech: noun
1 [usuallysing.] the attractive qualities of sth:
Few can resist the lure of adventure.
2 a thing that is used to attract fish or animals, so that they can be caught
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