snare
noun [C] /sneər/
/sner/ Definition
› a device for catching small animals and birds, usually with a rope or wire that tightens around the animalHunting › a trick or situation that deceives you or involves you in some problem that you do not know about: The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and tricking
(Definition of snare noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- angler noun
- angling noun
- bait noun (FISH/ANIMAL)
- bait verb (FISH/ANIMAL)
- beater noun (PERSON)
- gun dog noun
- hare coursing noun
- harpoon noun
- harpoon verb
- hunt saboteur noun
- pointer noun (DOG)
- reel noun (HOLDER)
- sealing noun
- sinker noun
- smoke sb/sth out phrasal verb
- snare verb
- spear verb
- spoor noun
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- troll verb (FISH)
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