(~s, snaring, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.
= trap
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2.
If you describe a situation as a ~, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape. (FORMAL)
Given data which are free from bias there are further ~s to avoid in statistical work...
= trap
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3.
If someone ~s an animal, they catch it using a ~.
He’d ~d a rabbit earlier in the day.
VERB: V n