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to snare

to snare

18 5.6
To catch something, often by using a trap or a trick
  • verb
  • /snɛr/
translation icon : atrapar
  • "Do you really like it?" I asked, trying to snare a second compliment.
  • snare animals

And we need to make sure we are morally pure and we don't get snared or tricked into doing anything that Satan wants us to do.

Examples

  • The greenling abruptly flicked a sticky string out, snared a tiny thing, and ate it.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Maybe it is like snaring a rabbit, after all.

    The Last Sin Eater (2007)

  • I want you to do everything in your power to snare this agent of destruction.

    Demolition Man (1993)

  • Planning to snare a rabbit?

    Samson and Delilah (1949)

  • You once said normal channels were a trap in which to snare officers who lacked initiative.

    The Train (1964)

  • There are some fairly sophisticated adults, though, who also find themselves snared by cybercrooks.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Will some fortunate young lady use the mystery of a masquerade night to snare one of the eligible bachelors?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The Bureau, local law enforcement and the Texas Rangers have all joined in forming a dragnet to snare Seth and Richard Gecko.

    From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

  • And we need to make sure we are morally pure and we don't get snared or tricked into doing anything that Satan wants us to do.

    Alex O'Connor

  • The hunter set a trap hoping to snare a deer in the forest.

Synonyms

to trap
vsto snare
919 2.6

To catch and hold someone or something so they cannot leave

is the general action of catching literally or by trickery
to bait
vsto snare
18 3.2

To use something to lure a person, animal or fish into a trap

is the general act of catching not limited to using an attractant
to ensnare
vsto snare
13 7.7

To trap someone or something, often by a trick when they are in a difficult situation

is broader, meaning catch literally or by trickery
to entrap
vsto snare
8 7.2

To catch a person or animal by tricking them so they cannot escape

is general capture that can be literal or involve trickery
to decoy
vsto snare
3 6.1

To trick someone into a trap or danger

is broader capture not only about luring with a fake
to ensnarl
vsto snare
1 9.3

To catch something in a net or trap so it cannot move

is about single capture by device or trick rather than entanglement
to springe
vsto snare
  • Archaic
9.9

To catch animals or people with a snare

is the general action of catching literally or by trickery
to gin
vsto snare
  • Archaic
9.9

To catch animals or people with a slip noose trap

is the general action of catching literally or by trickery

Antonyms

to free
337 1.0

To release someone or something that is held

Compounds

snare drum
3 3.5

A small drum with metal wires across one side that makes a sharp sound

How Secure

capture
112 3.2
trap
752 2.0
to snare
18 5.6
to catch
∞ 1.0
to grab
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

snare infinitive
snared past
snared past participle
snaring present participle
snares third person singular

Etymology

Snare comes from the old English word snara, which meant 'noose'. To snare someone is to catch or trap them, either with a rope or by trick.