Hook
Lure
Lure noun - Something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap.
Usage example: the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing
Hook is a synonym for lure in attract topic. Sometimes you can use "Hook" instead the word "Lure" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as bait.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good hook | good lure |
| similar | similar hook | similar lure |
| single | single hook | single lure |
| obvious | obvious hook | obvious lure |
| Other adjectives: powerful, real, great, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Hooks and Crooks: Krampus using a gingerbread impaled on the hook to lure Howie Jr.
Source: Film / Krampus - Rather than risk starting all over again with a new character, the writers use the old hero as a hook to lure in the "old faithfuls" in the audience.
Source: Not as You Know Them - The entire tournament was a trap to lure out Azrael, who would obviously want to fight Ragna, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.
Source: Inevitable Tournament
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