decoy
/ˈdiːkɔɪ/noun
उच्चारण डीकॉइ
छलावा, फँसाने का चारा
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a thing or a person that is used to trick somebody into doing what you want them to do, going where you want them to go
छलावा, फँसाने का चारा
- The police used a decoy to catch the thief.
- The police placed a decoy in the market to catch the pickpocket.
- The hunter used a wooden decoy to attract the ducks.
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- The police officer acted as a decoy to catch the gang.
- The loud shout from the side was just a decoy to distract the guard.
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[T] ~ sb/sth (away from/into sth)
to trick somebody into going somewhere by using a decoy
चारा डालकर फँसाना
- They decoyed the enemy into a trap.
- The hunters decoyed the ducks into the net by placing wooden models on the water.
- The detectives decoyed the thief into a trap set in a lonely lane.
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- The soldiers decoyed the enemy away from the main camp.
- The fishermen decoyed the birds to the nets using calls.
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de·coy
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Keep the trick-into words together: decoy (something used to trick), lure (attract, often into danger), bait (food used to attract animals; something used to tempt), trap, red herring (something that takes attention away from the main issue, especially in a story).
फँसाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: decoy (धोखे के लिए प्रयुक्त चीज़), lure (आकर्षित करना, प्रायः खतरे में), bait (जानवरों को आकर्षित करने का भोजन; लुभाने की चीज़, चारा), trap, red herring (मुख्य मुद्दे से ध्यान हटाने वाली चीज़, विशेषकर कहानी में)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A decoy vehicle, act as a decoy.
Collocations: a decoy vehicle (दुश्मन को भटकाने के लिए खड़ी की गई नकली गाड़ी), act as a decoy (दूसरों को धोखा देने के लिए चारा बनना)।