lure vs decoy

lure and decoy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lure	Yes	No	Yes	No
decoy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lure and decoy are synonyms defined as:

lure and decoy: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

Other synonyms of lure include bait.

As verbs, decoy is a hyponym of lure; that is, decoy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lure:

lure: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
decoy: lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Other hyponyms of lure include hook, snare, seduce, call, stool, lead on, tweedle, bait.

lure (noun)	decoy (noun)
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward	a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
anything that serves as an enticement

lure (verb)	decoy (verb)
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion	lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy