snare
To catch or hold, especially with a loopTo catch or hold, especially with a loop.
» A fox was caught in the snare.
В силки попалась лисица.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
catch in or as if in a trap
(figuratively, transitive)To ensnare.
(intransitive, transitive, uncommon)To play (a snare drum, or a beat on or as if on a snare drum).
Examples
15 sentencesA fox was caught in the snare.
ruВ силки попалась лисица. — Wezel
I set a snare, hoping to catch a rabbit.
ruЯ поставил силок в надежде поймать кролика. — marafon
A rabbit got caught in the snare I had set.
ruВ силок, который я поставил, попался кролик. — marafon
The bird got caught in a snare.
ruПтица попалась в силки. — marafon
Yanni panicked like a wolf in a snare.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English snare, from Old English sneare (“snare, noose”), from Proto-West GermaFrom Middle English snare, from Old English sneare (“snare, noose”), from Proto-West Germanic *snarhā, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar, snoer.
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Forms
snares, snaring, snared, snaredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle