lead astray vs catfish

catfish vs lead astray

lead astray is not a noun while catfish is a noun.

lead astray and catfish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lead astray	No	No	Yes	No
catfish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, catfish is a hyponym of lead astray; that is, catfish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lead astray:

lead astray: cause someone to believe an untruth
catfish: To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity

Other hyponyms of lead astray include impersonate, personate, pose, bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow, befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in.

lead astray (noun)	catfish (noun)
	any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
	large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
	flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

lead astray (verb)	catfish (verb)
cause someone to believe an untruth	To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
teach immoral behavior to

Difference between lead astray and catfish

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