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Detailed Synonyms for snare in English

snare:

to snare verb (snares, snared, snaring)

  1. to snare
    to hunt; to bait; to catch; dart; to snare
    • hunt verb (hunts, hunted, hunting)
    • bait verb (baits, baited, baiting)
    • catch verb (catches, catched, catching)
    • dart verb
    • snare verb (snares, snared, snaring)
  2. to snare
    – entice and trap 1
    to hook; to snare
    – entice and trap 1
    • hook verb (hooks, hooked, hooking)
    • snare verb (snares, snared, snaring)
      • The car salesman had snared three potential customers1
  3. to snare
    – catch in or as if in a trap 1
    to trap; to snare; to entrap; trammel; to ensnare
    – catch in or as if in a trap 1
    • trap verb (traps, trapped, trapping)
      • The men trap foxes1
    • snare verb (snares, snared, snaring)
    • entrap verb (entraps, entrapped, entrapping)
    • trammel verb
    • ensnare verb (ensnares, ensnared, ensnaring)

Conjugations for snare:

present
  1. snare
  2. snare
  3. snares
  4. snare
  5. snare
  6. snare
simple past
  1. snared
  2. snared
  3. snared
  4. snared
  5. snared
  6. snared
present perfect
  1. have snared
  2. have snared
  3. has snared
  4. have snared
  5. have snared
  6. have snared
past continuous
  1. was snaring
  2. were snaring
  3. was snaring
  4. were snaring
  5. were snaring
  6. were snaring
future
  1. shall snare
  2. will snare
  3. will snare
  4. shall snare
  5. will snare
  6. will snare
continuous present
  1. am snaring
  2. are snaring
  3. is snaring
  4. are snaring
  5. are snaring
  6. are snaring
subjunctive
  1. be snared
  2. be snared
  3. be snared
  4. be snared
  5. be snared
  6. be snared
diverse
  1. snare!
  2. let's snare!
  3. snared
  4. snaring
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

snare [the ~] noun

  1. the snare
    – a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose 1
    the noose; the snare; the gin
    – a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose 1
  2. the snare
    – strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit 1
    the snare
    – strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit 1
  3. the snare
    – a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities 1
    the snare
    – a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities 1
  4. the snare
    – a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head 1
    the snare; the snare drum; the side drum
    – a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head 1
  5. the snare
    – something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares 1
    the trap; the snare
    – something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares 1
    • trap [the ~] noun
      • the exam was full of trap questions1
    • snare [the ~] noun
      • it was all a snare and delusion1

Related Words for "snare":

  • snaring

Alternate Synonyms for "snare":


Related Definitions for "snare":

  1. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose1
  2. strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit1
  3. a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities1
  4. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head1
  5. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares1
    • it was all a snare and delusion1
  6. entice and trap1
    • The car salesman had snared three potential customers1
  7. catch in or as if in a trap1

Related Synonyms for snare