snare
noun/snɛr/
Frequency rank: #10,120 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a trap used to catch animals, typically made of wire or cord.
Example sentence
The hunter set this snare in the forest to catch rabbits.
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