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to snare
01
to catch something cleverly or with a device
Transitive: to snare a person or animal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
snare
3rd person singular
snares
Present participle
snaring
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
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
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
