Meaning & use
snaring
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Catching an animal using a snare, a trap with a noose that tightens when triggered.
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The trapper spent the morning snaring rabbits along the forest trail.
Poachers were caught snaring deer on protected land.
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Figuratively used for luring or trapping a person, as in "snaring a wealthy investor."
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2. verb
Figuratively, attracting or trapping a person through cunning or charm.
The con artist was skilled at snaring gullible investors.
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