ルアー
Meanings
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Fishing term for an artificial bait designed to attract fish by mimicking prey.
He caught a big bass with a new lure.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を使うto use a lure (for fishing)
Let's try using a minnow-type lure today.
- 〈物〉で釣るto catch fish using a lure
I caught a bass with this lure.
- 〈物〉を投げるto cast a lure
I cast the lure toward the fishing spot.
- 〈物〉に食いつく(of a fish) to bite at a lure
A big fish bit the lure.