Crossword clues for decoyed
decoyed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decoy \De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decoyed (-koid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Decoying.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See Coy.] 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.
Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy.
--Thomson.
E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
--Goldsmith.
Syn: To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See Allure.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: decoy)
Usage examples of "decoyed".
Throwing tones which were very like those of Hack, he had decoyed the giants, getting their attention.
Either their guidance systems had malfunctioned or they'd been decoyed by chaff.