snare | Definition of snare

snare

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snare

1 to catch or hold as if in a net

easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

Synonyms of snare

catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, tangle, trap

Words Related to snare

bag, birdlime, capture, collar

embroil, implicate, involve, mire

Near Antonyms of snare

detach, disengage, extricate

clear, free, liberate

Antonyms of snare

disentangle, untangle

2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

Synonyms of snare

bag, capture, catch, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snatch, trap

Words Related to snare

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)

Phrases Synonymous with snare

Near Antonyms of snare

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand

Antonyms of snare