snare C2+ Topic:Animals US /snɛr/ UK /sneə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a trap for catching animals, or anything that entangles The poacher set a snare along the rabbit trail. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a trap for catching... trapnetnooseginentanglementpitfalllure ↔ Opposites releasefree Word family Derived forms snarer Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # snare **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **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. ## Topics - Animals markdown