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decoy meaning in Kannada

ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಲೆ

UK/ˈdiːkɔɪ/

decoy in Kannada: ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಲೆ, ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಳೆ, ಪ್ರಲೋಭನ, ಆಮಿಷ. In English, decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

Kannada words for decoy

ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಲೆ, ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಳೆ, ಪ್ರಲೋಭನ, ಆಮಿಷ, ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆ, ದೀವ

English meaning of decoy

  1. noun A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
  2. noun A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
  3. noun Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
  4. noun An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.

Full definition of decoy

decoy in a sentence

  • to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
  • As they were being decoyed, the rescue team carried the hostage and quietly slipped away.

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Questions about decoy in Kannada

What is the meaning of decoy in Kannada?
Decoy in Kannada is ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಲೆ, ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಳೆ, ಪ್ರಲೋಭನ, ಆಮಿಷ.
decoy ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Decoy: ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಲೆ, ಹಿಡಿಯೆರಳೆ, ಪ್ರಲೋಭನ, ಆಮಿಷ.
What does decoy mean in English?
Decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: decoy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decoy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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