snare

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US /snɛr/ UK /sneə/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a trap for catching animals, or anything that entangles

The poacher set a snare along the rabbit trail.

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1 noun · a trap for catching... trap net noose gin entanglement pitfall lure

Opposites

release free

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Derived forms snarer

Etymology

From Old English sneare and Old Norse snara ('noose, snare'), from Proto-Germanic *snarχō ('a twisted cord, noose'), from a root meaning 'to wind, twist'.

snara Old Norse *snarχō Proto-Germanic

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# snare

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** snɛr
**IPA (UK):** sneə

## Meanings
1. a trap for catching animals, or anything that entangles

## Examples
- The poacher set a snare along the rabbit trail.

## Synonyms
- trap
- net
- noose
- gin
- entanglement
- pitfall
- lure

## Antonyms
- release
- free

## Derived Forms
- snarer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: snara
- Root: *snarχō

## Etymology
From Old English sneare and Old Norse snara ('noose, snare'), from Proto-Germanic *snarχō ('a twisted cord, noose'), from a root meaning 'to wind, twist'.

## AI Etymology
Snare is from Old English sneare and Old Norse snara ('noose, snare'), from Proto-Germanic *snarχō ('a twisted cord, noose'), from a root meaning 'to wind, twist'. Important recorded forms include snara (Old Norse) and *snarχō (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers a trap for catching animals, or anything that entangles. The wider family includes derived forms such as snarer.

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- Actions & Processes

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