Main Entry:

²snare

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

snared; snar·ing

Date:

14th century

1 a: to capture by or as if by use of a snare b: to win or attain by artful or skillful maneuvers2: to entangle or hold as if in a snare <any object that snared his eye — Current Biography>

synonyms see catch

— snar·er noun