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decoyed

decoyed is the simple past and past participle of decoy.

Meaning of decoy

Verb

decoy (third-person singular simple present decoys, present participle decoying, simple past and past participle decoyed)

  1. (transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
    • to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
  2. (intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy.
    • As they were being decoyed, the rescue team carried the hostage and quietly slipped away.

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Words formed from decoyed

Questions about decoyed

What is decoyed the simple past and past participle of?
Decoyed is the simple past and past participle of decoy.

Words near decoyed in the dictionary

  1. decoy effect
  2. decoy effects
  3. decoy-duck
  4. decoy-ducks
  5. decoyable
  6. decoyed
  7. decoyer
  8. decoyers
  9. decoying
  10. decoyings
  11. decoyinine

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