ensnares
Lures then holds
Ensnares means to catch in a snare or trap, literally or figuratively.
The word usually describes situations where someone becomes entangled in something difficult to escape: The detective ensnares the suspect with careful questioning, She was ensnared by debt.
The sense is of being caught unawares and held fast.
Deliberate deception
- deceiveCause false belief
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- beguileCharm into deception
- seduceLure into intimacy
lure · tempt · mislead · dupe · con · bamboozle · hoodwink · ruse
Device for catching animals
noose · netting · pitfall · ambush · decoy · gin · hunter · mousetrap
Twisted mass of strands
- knotTied rope fastening
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- bindFasten or obligate
- enmeshCatch in interwoven strands
embroil · entwine · web · mesh · coil · complicate · entrap · intertwine
trick
Deliberate deception
- deceiveCause false belief
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- beguileCharm into deception
seduce · lure · tempt · mislead · dupe · con · bamboozle · hoodwink · ruse · ploy
trap
Device for catching animals
prey · noose · netting · pitfall · ambush · decoy · gin · hunter · mousetrap · rattrap
tangle
Twisted mass of strands
enmesh · embroil · entwine · web · mesh · coil · complicate · entrap · intertwine · weave
trap
Device for catching animals
bind · shackle · cage · detain · hold · restrain · incarcerate · bondage · custody · chains
web
Interwoven filament structure
sticky · thread · trap · arachnid · cocoon · spinneret · funnel-web · orb-weaver · tarantula · lattice
ensnaresfrees
Removes from captivity
liberates · releases · emancipates · unshackles · extricates