Lure and Tease

Lure

Lure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Tease and lure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Lure".

Nearby Words: lured, luring

Tease

Tease verb - To make fun of in a good-natured way.

Lure and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lure" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

Common collocations

girl lure girl tease girl
character lure character tease character
people lure people tease people
men lure men tease men
Other words: children, characters, ship, brother, player, viewers, kids, friends, players, ships, girls, boys.
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