snare

²snare

verb

snaredsnar·ing

Definition of SNARE

transitive verb

1

a : to capture by or as if by use of a snare b : to win or attain by artful or skillful maneuvers

2

: to entangle or hold as if in a snare <any object that snared his eye — Current Biography>

— snar·er noun

Examples of SNARE

1. They caught fish and snared seabirds.
2. Unfortunately, the nets also snare turtles.
3. They snared first place in the contest.
4. trying to snare business from competitors
5. The shortstop snared a high throw from the outfield.

First Known Use of SNARE

14th century

Related to SNARE

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