snare
[noun]
Synonyms:
- trap, gin, net, noose, wire
[verb]
Synonyms:
- trap, catch, entrap, net, seize, wire

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Related Words: chicane, chicanery, deception, ensnarement, entrapment, seduce, tempt, involve, embrangle, enmesh, ensnarl, trammel

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. snare¹ /sneə $ sner/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old Norse; Origin: snara]

1. a trap for catching an animal, especially one that uses a wire or rope to catch the animal by its foot:
A rabbit was caught in the snare.

2. literary something that is intended to trick someone and get them into a difficult situation Synonym : trap:
I didn’t want to fall into the same snare again.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. snare² verb [transitive]

1. to catch an animal by using a snare

2. to get something or someone you want in a clever way, often by deceiving other people:
She’s hoping to snare a wealthy husband.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲