| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To troll.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To fool. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To delude. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To dazzle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To bait or lure. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To allure, inveigle, seduce or tempt.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Present participle conjugation of the verb decoy.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (decoy) | 1. Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy.[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: decoying, decoyed, decoys, decoyer, decoyers, decoyingly and decoyedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DECOYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DECOYING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Luring into a snare or net by deception; leading into evil or danger.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of decoy. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: decoy
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Decoy (TV series) | Decoy was a groundbreaking American police procedural television series which was created for syndication in 1957. The series starred Beverly Garland as Casey Jones, a female police officer who is often assigned to work undercover (hence becoming the "decoy" of the title). (references) | ||
| Decoy post | Decoy Post is mail sent to an address in a list of addresses, the purpose for which is to indicate/prove that a mailing list has been used by the purchaser of that list of addresses. (references) | ||
| HMS Decoy | At least four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Decoy. (references) | ||
| Life Model Decoy | A Life Model Decoy (LMD) is an android designed to function as an exact body double for VIPs. Their design is such that they mimic the subject's outer appearance (fingerprints, hair, all details of the skin), speech patterns, scent, Iris, body language, thought patterns (to fool telepaths) and any other biological indicators one could think of. Aside from any invasive procedure or strong EMP, they are indistinguishable from the original. S.H.I.E.L.D. has used LMD substitutes for key personnel for decades. The most advanced derivatives of this technology are the androids from Project: LIVEWIRE. (references) | ||
| Mc Decoy (artist) | MC Decoy from Essex UK, currently on Kool FM and performing at raves across Essex and London. (references) | ||
| Political decoy | A political decoy is a person employed to impersonate a politician, in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf. This can also apply to military figures, or civilians impersonated for political/espionage purposes. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: decoy
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Decoy Duck | Literature | A bait or lure; a duck taught to allure others into a net, and employed for this purpose. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Decoy ship | Military | (DOD, NATO) A ship camouflaged as a noncombatant ship with its armament and other fighting equipment hidden and with special provisions for unmasking its weapons quickly. Also called Q-ship. (references) | |
| Decoy ship | Military & Defense | A ship camouflaged as a non-combatant ship with its armament and other fighting equipment hidden and with special provisions for unmasking its weapons quickly. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Genetic decoy | Biology & Biotechnology | A mutant gene whose product is inactive but, which also prevents the functioning of the normal version of the gene. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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