ensnare
Lure and capture
To ensnare is to catch in a snare or trap.
The word appears most often in figurative contexts—being ensnared by debt, ensnared in a web of lies, ensnared by an attractive stranger.
She found herself ensnared in office politics she wanted no part of.
The sense is of entrapment that's difficult to escape.
Twisted mass of strands
- webInterwoven filament structure
- knotTied rope fastening
- meshInterlocking open weave
- snarlHostile vocal threat
entwine · enmesh · coil · bind · fetter · embroil · implicate · involve
Final amount remaining
- nooseLoop that constricts
- pitfallHidden danger or drawback
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- webInterwoven filament structure
cage · deadfall · tripwire · booby trap · mantrap · lasso · lariat · quicksand
Take into custody
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- cageBarred confinement structure
- detainHold in custody
- captivityState of being confined
restrain · hold · contain · incarcerate · bind · shackle · immobilize · pen
tangle
Twisted mass of strands
snarl · entwine · enmesh · coil · bind · fetter · embroil · implicate · involve · complicate
net
Final amount remaining
web · cage · deadfall · tripwire · booby trap · mantrap · lasso · lariat · quicksand · minefield
capture
Take into custody
captivity · restrain · hold · contain · incarcerate · bind · shackle · immobilize · pen · confine
trick
Deliberate deception
mislead · beguile · manipulate · deception · guile · subterfuge · trickery · cozen · inveigle · connive
bait
Lure for prey
allure · decoy · attract · charm · captivate · bewitch · enchant · mesmerize · fascinate · siren
- capturecatch, seize, trap, net, grab
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
- seizinggrab, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- exploitationexploit, predatory, sex trafficking, take advantage, human trafficking