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decoy meaning in Urdu

دام

UK/ˈdiːkɔɪ/

decoy in Urdu: دام, ہلارا, مرغ دام, لبھانا. In English, decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

Urdu words for decoy

دام, ہلارا, مرغ دام, لبھانا, پھسلانا, للچانا

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.

Synonyms of decoy

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Questions about decoy in Urdu

What is the meaning of decoy in Urdu?
Decoy in Urdu is دام, ہلارا, مرغ دام, لبھانا.
decoy کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Decoy: دام, ہلارا, مرغ دام, لبھانا.
What does decoy mean in English?
Decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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