Snare - English meaning

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

noun

A soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods

Usage examples:

A paper/plastic bag, a bag of apples/nuts, don't eat that whole bag of (= the amount the bag contai…

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Usage examples:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Usage examples:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

verb

Catch in or as in a trap.

Usage examples:

They were ensnared in city centre traffic

verb

Take or catch as if in a trap

verb

To catch or get control of something or someone

Usage examples:

Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs., be ensnared in they wanted to make a formal…

verb

Catch in or as in a trap.

Usage examples:

Discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife

verb

To deceive someone into doing something wrong so that the person will be caught

Usage examples:

He claimed he was the victim of fbi entrapment.

verb

To cause someone to do something that they would not usually do, by unfair methods

Usage examples:

I firmly believe my son has been entrapped by this cult.

noun

A clear alcoholic spirit distilled from grain or malt and flavoured with juniper berries.

Usage examples:

Favor clear spirits like vodka and gin over darker-colored alcohols like whiskey, brandy or red wine.

verb

Treat (cotton) in a gin.

Usage examples:

The country's largest ginneries were only utilising 24 and 54 per cent of their respective ginning …

noun

An aboriginal woman.

noun

A piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals.

Usage examples:

Fishermen mending their nets

noun

A structure consisting of a net supported on a frame, forming the goal in games such as soccer and hockey.

Usage examples:

He turned wilson's cross into the net

noun

A fine fabric with a very open weave.

Usage examples:

Net curtains

noun

A loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people.

Usage examples:

He began to choke as the noose tightened about his throat

verb

Put a noose on (someone).

Usage examples:

She was noosed and hooded, then strangled by the executioner

noun

One end of a rope tied to form a circle which can be tightened around something, such as a person’s neck to hang (= kill) the person

noun

A noose or snare for catching small game.

noun

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Short for trapdoor.

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet