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MOUSETRAP

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Main Entry: attract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw attention

Synonyms:

allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow*

Antonyms:

repel, repulse
Main Entry: corner
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: trap

Synonyms:

bottle, bring to bay, capture, catch, collar, fool, get on ropes, have up a tree, mousetrap, nab, put out, seize, tree, trick, trouble

Antonyms:

allow, let go, release
Main Entry: decoy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bait, entrap

Synonyms:

allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, egg one on, ensnare, ensorcell, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lead on, lead up garden path, lure, mislead, mousetrap, rope in, seduce, shill, steer, suck in, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile
Main Entry: delude
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deceive, fool

Synonyms:

beguile, betray, bluff, caboodle, cheat, con, cozen, disinform, do a number on, double-cross, dupe*, gull, hoax*, hoodwink*, illude, impose on, jive, juggle, lead up garden path, misguide, mislead, mousetrap, outfox, play trick on, snow*, string along, sucker, take in, trick

Antonyms:

be truthful
Main Entry: enticement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: allurement; persuasion

Synonyms:

attraction, bait, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, come hither, come-on, decoy, fascination, inducement, inveiglement, lure, mousetrap, promise, seduction, snare, sweetener, sweetening, temptation, trap

Antonyms:

disgust, dissuasion, repulsion
Main Entry: intrigue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: arouse curiosity

Synonyms:

appeal, attract, bait, captivate, charm, con, delight, draw, enchant, entertain, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, interest, lead on, mousetrap, pique, please, pull, rivet, tickle, titillate, tout

Antonyms:

bore
Main Entry: lure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bait

Synonyms:

allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick

Antonyms:

deterrent, warning
Main Entry: misinform
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give wrong information intentionally

Synonyms:

bait and switch, cover up, deceive, disinform, double-talk, doublespeak, lead astray, lie, misdirect, misguide, mislead, misstate, mousetrap, pervert, prevaricate, put on an act, put on false front, put on*, put up smoke screen, signify, string along, wrong steer

Antonyms:

inform, tell all
Main Entry: pitfall
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hazard, trap

Synonyms:

booby trap, catch*, danger, deadfall, difficulty, downfall, drawback, entanglement, hook*, mesh*, mousetrap, peril, pit*, quicksand, risk, setup, snag*, snare, swindle*, toil, web
Notes: a pitfall is an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty or disaster - or a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a pratfall is an embarrassing or humiliating mistake, blunder, or mishap - or a fall on the buttocks

Antonyms:

advantage, blessing, good luck
Main Entry: seduce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tempt, ensnare

Synonyms:

bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lead astray, lead on, lure, mislead, mousetrap, persuade, pull, rope in, steer, string along, sucker, wheedle

Antonyms:

disenchant, turn off
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