noun
- traps for catching small animals or birds, typically made with a noose
- things that entrap or deceive someone
Usage: figurative
verb
- catches or traps using a snare
- tricks or deceives someone into a difficult situation
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The hunter set snares along the rabbit trails.
- She avoided the snares of online scams.
- The wire snares were hidden in the tall grass.
- He snares rabbits for food during winter.
- The detective snares criminals with clever tactics.
- Legal loopholes can become snares for the unwary.
- The poacher snares birds illegally in the park.