Lure may refer to:

Objects

Lure (falconry) A lure is an object used in falconry, usually made of leather with a pair of bird wings or feathers attached. It is often an effigy of a prey species or preferred quarry. A falconer swings the lure round and round on a cord for the falcon Falc ...

, a chase object used in falconry *

Fishing lure A fishing lure is a broad type of artificial angling baits that are replicas designed to mimic real prey animals and attract the attention of predatory fish, using appearances, flashy colors, bright reflections, movements, vibrations and/or loud ...

, an object to attract fish *

Lur A lur, also lure or lurr, is a long natural blowing horn without finger holes that is played with a brass-type embouchure. Lurs can be straight or curved in various shapes. The purpose of the curves was to make long instruments easier to car ...

or Lure, a musical instrument *

Bait (luring substance) Bait is any appetizing substance used to attract prey when hunting or fishing, e.g. food in a mousetrap. Fishing The term is especially used with regard to catching fish. Traditionally, nightcrawlers, insects, and smaller fish have been used ...

, the substance used in luring

Geography

Albania

* Lurë, a municipality in the Dibër district, in Albania *

Lurë National Park Lurë is a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. The population at the 2011 census was 1,096.Lure, Haute-Saône Lure () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. At 8,207 inhabitants (2017), Lure is the third most populous town in the département, smaller than Vesoul and Héricourt, but lar ...

, a commune in the department of Haute-Saône * Arrondissement of Lure, an arrondissement in the department of Haute-Saône * Luré, a commune in the Loire department

United States

Lake Lure, North Carolina Lake Lure is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. In 2020 the town population was 1,634. Lake Lure was incorporated in 1927, and acquired the lake after which it is named in 1965. History In 1902, Dr. Lucius B. Morse and ...

Film and television

* ''The Lure'' (1914 film), an American melodrama on prostitution * ''The Lure'' (1933 film), a British film * ''The Lure'' (2015 film), a Polish film *"The Lure", a 1967 episode of ''Gunsmoke''

Books

*''The Lure'', a 1912 book by Lady E. S. Drower *''The Lure'', a 1979 book by

Felice Picano Felice Picano (born February 22, 1944) is an American writer, publisher, and critic who has encouraged the development of gay literature in the United States. His work is documented in many sources. Life Felice Picano graduated ''cum laude'' fro ...

*''The Lure'', a 2002 book by

Bill Napier William M. Napier (born 29 June 1940 in Perth, Scotland) is the author of five high tech thriller novels and a number of nonfiction science books. Career He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in ...

*''Lure'', a 2003 book by

Dilys Rose Dilys Rose is a Scottish fiction writer and poet. Born in 1954 in Glasgow, Rose studied at Edinburgh University, where she taught creative writing from 2002 until 2017. She was Director of the MSc in Creative Writing by Online Learning from 2012 ...

*''The Lure'', a 2014 book by

Lynne Ewing Lynne Ewing is an American author and screenwriter who has written 24 young adult novels, including the ''Daughters of the Moon'', '' Sons of the Dark'', and the ''Sisters of Isis'' series. Her books have been translated into seven languages. H ...

Other uses

Lure (horse) Lure (May 14, 1989 – November 15, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was best known for winning back to back Breeders' Cup Miles in 1992 and 1993. He began his career racing on dirt, and won the Gotham Stakes while on the Triple ...

, a racehorse * Laboratoire pour l'utilisation du rayonnement électromagnétique, the operator of the SOLEIL synchrotron in Orsay, France