Collocations for "snare"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "snare" in context.
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snare
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- caught a [rabbit, fox, deer] in the snare
- got [caught, entangled, trapped] in the snare
- laid a snare in the [ground, soil, forest]
- lay a snare to [catch, kill, capture]
- a police snare to catch the [criminal, suspect]
- the [car, suspect] drove over a snare
- religion: the snare of Satan
- a drum fitted with a snare
- plays snare in the drum section
- surgery: remove a [tumor, polyp] with a snare
- snare a [fox, bird, spy]
- snare a [fox] with a [trap, trick]
- snare [cunningly, cleverly, stealthily]
- snared the [contract, interview]
- he snared her into [paying, going, accepting]
- she was snared into [going]
- the [beat, sound] of the snare drum
'snare' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):