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to snare
01
to catch something cleverly or with a device
Transitive: to snare a person or animal
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
snare
3rd person singular
snares
Past simple
snared
Past participle
snared
Examples
The spider deftly wove a web to snare unsuspecting insects.
02
to achieve something through clever or skillful tactics
Transitive: to snare sb/sth
Examples
They snared a big contract by impressing the clients with their proposal.
Snare
01
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
02
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
snares
03
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
04
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
05
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
Lexical Tree
ensnare
snarer
snare
