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# lure

verb (lure, lures, lured, luring); noun (a lure, lures)

«lure» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To persuade or trick a person or animal to come somewhere, usually by offering something they want. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m1)
2. (noun) Something used to attract animals, especially fake bait that looks like a fish or insect used in fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m2)
3. (noun) The attraction or pull of something: «the lure of the sea». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons (stranger danger, online safety): people with bad plans may try to lure children with sweets, pets, gifts or games — never go with someone you do not know and tell a trusted adult. In fishing and nature: anglers use lures; anglerfish use a glowing lure. In stories: the wolf lures, the witch lures children with a sweet house.

### Examples

- The witch lured Hansel and Gretel into her house with sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x1)
- Never let anyone lure you into a car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x2)
- We lured the cat out with some fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x3)
- The fisherman used a shiny lure to catch a trout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x4)
- The anglerfish has a glowing lure on its head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x5)
- Some websites try to lure children with free prizes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x6)
- He could not resist the lure of the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x7)
- Do not let him lure you into some cunning trap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: lured. «Lure» always suggests a trap or a tempting offer. Do not confuse with «allure» (charm) or «lore» (old knowledge and stories). If something seems too good to be true, it may be a lure.

## In Jewish tradition

It means bait used to trap a bird. Amos asks if a bird falls into a trap with no bait.

**Interpretation.** Amos's questions teach that nothing happens without a cause. Tradition reads them as saying that disaster comes from Israel's own deeds.

### Examples

- Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where there is no lure for it? (Prophets AMO.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lure/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: lured. «Lure» always suggests a trap or a tempting offer. Do not confuse with «allure» (charm) or «lore» (old knowledge and stories). If something seems too good to be true, it may be a lure.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lure.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lure.html) on Mova free.