Lure vs. Ensnare — What's the Difference?

Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward

To take or catch in or as if in a snare; trap.

An attraction or appeal

To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.

A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.

To entangle; to enmesh.

A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.

To catch in a snare. See Insnare.

To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation

Take or catch as if in a snare or trap;

To recall (a falcon) with a lure.

Catch in or as if in a trap;

Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.

(falconry) A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.

A velvet smoothing brush.

(musical instrument) lur

(intransitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.

(transitive) To attract fish with a lure.

To recall a hawk with a lure.

A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; - used by falconers in recalling hawks.

Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.

A velvet smoothing brush.

To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.

To recall a hawk or other animal.

Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

Anything that serves as an enticement

Something used to lure victims into danger

Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;