ensnare

en·snare

verb \in-ˈsner, en-\

Definition of ENSNARE

transitive verb

: to take in or as if in a snare

Examples of ENSNARE

1. The animals got ensnared in the net.
2. The police successfully ensnared the burglar.

First Known Use of ENSNARE

1576

Related to ENSNARE

Synonyms: catch up, enmesh (also immesh), entangle, ensnarl, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trap

Antonyms: disentangle, untangle

Related Words: bag, birdlime, capture, collar; embroil, implicate, involve, mire

Near Antonyms: detach, disengage, extricate; clear, free, liberate

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See Synonym Discussion at catch

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

chum, covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

Rhymes with ENSNARE

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