26984 words

snare

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
a device for catching small animals and birds, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animal
2
a trick or situation that deceives you or involves you in some problem that you do not know about:

Examples:

The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.
3
to catch an animal using a snare:

Examples:

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.
4
a device for catching small animals, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animal
5
A snare is also a trick or situation that deceives you or involves you unexpectedly in a problem:

Examples:

The legal system is full of snares for the unwary.
6
to get or achieve something that is difficult to get:

Examples:

Arriving in Nashville, she had hopes of snaring a country-music record contract.

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