snarenoun [ C ]
uk/sneər/us/sner/a device for catching small animals and birds, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animal
a trick or situation that deceives you or involves you in some problem that you do not know about:
The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.
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Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- gun dog
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- reel
- shooter
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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Plotting & trapping
snareverb [ T ]
uk/sneər/us/sner/to catch an animal using a snare:
We used to snare small birds such as sparrows and robins.
figurative She grew up in the days when a woman's main aim was to snare a rich husband.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- gun dog
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- reel
- shooter
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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