snare
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5.2
- noun
- /snɛr/
:
trampa
- A series of snares had been laid through the trees, one large and several small.
- set a snare
- poacher's snare
People are out there sitting traps, snares.
- People are out there sitting traps, snares.
- All I can say is that's not the proper way when it comes to making trip wires for dead falls and snares.
- Because of you our soul flutters light like a bird escaped from a fowler's snare.
- But from what I've been told, he used many different snares.
Examples
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Or I see them all tied up, caught like rabbits in a snare.
Fiction book (2001) -
I've got traps and snares all over these woods.
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Remember when I made that wild game snare in the front yard?
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And you rescued me from the hunter's snare.
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You stepped on a snare, didn't you?
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I have a little envelope that has some survival snares and some very basic fishing equipment.
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I caught a couple of poachers, sir, with snares and rabbits, this morning.
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Quickly, they set snares around it and hid in some nearby shrubs.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sofia had tried to trap them with snares, but her traps always came up empty, the bait eaten.
Fiction book (2000) -
On Saturday, I set a snare just inside a little tunnel of grass by the lake.
Synonyms
752
2.0
A thing that catches and holds animals or tricks people
65
6.1
A loop of rope with a knot that tightens used to catch animals or for hanging
1
9.9
A trap with a slip noose used to catch birds or small animals
1
9.9
A trap for catching small animals like rabbits
1
7.5
A metal device with strong springs and sharp jaws that catches animals
1
8.5
A trap with a heavy rock that falls to catch or kill an animal
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Etymology
Snare comes from an old English word snara meaning 'noose' or a loop of cord used to catch animals. So a snare is a simple trap made of string that holds birds or small animals.