snare
verb [T] /sneər/
/sner/ Definition
› to catch an animal using a snare: We used to snare small birds such as sparrows and robins.figurative She grew up in the days when a woman's main aim was to snare a rich husband.Hunting
(Definition of snare verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 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 noun
- spear verb
- spoor noun
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- troll verb (FISH)
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