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snare
noun as in trap
Example Sentences
Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” has already taken in $714.4 million worldwide, a tally that would put it just behind “Oppenheimer” should it snare the best picture Academy Award.
Already, the UK Space Agency is funding efforts to do this at lower altitudes, and the Americans and the Chinese have shown it's possible to snare ageing hardware even in the kind of high orbit occupied by Skynet-1A.
Its cylindrical body, usually made of wood or metal, is covered with a ridge-like or serrated surface, which allows a musician to scrape its sides to create a sound comparable to that of a snare drum.
“Breaking Bad” and Ghostbusters” fans will snare a look at vehicles used in productions.
All such investigations, which also involve MI5, must balance the benefit of quickly arresting and charging members of a network, with allowing more time to snare leaders and uncover more deeply hidden plans.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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