Release from trap
To unsnare is to free from a snare or trap—literally releasing an animal from a wire loop, or figuratively extracting someone from a difficult situation: She managed to unsnare herself from the contract.
The word implies careful disentanglement rather than forceful escape.
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Release from trap
To unsnare is to free from a snare or trap—literally releasing an animal from a wire loop, or figuratively extracting someone from a difficult situation: She managed to unsnare herself from the contract.
The word implies careful disentanglement rather than forceful escape.
1. liberation — free, Without payment or restriction; release (To let go); liberate (Set free from captivity); extricate (Free from entanglement); disentangle · rescue · untangle · loosen · detach · unfetter · unshackle · unhitch · unfasten · disengage
2. trap — net, Final amount remaining; noose (Loop that constricts); trap (Device for catching animals); tangle (Twisted mass of strands); web · meshes · pitfall · entrapment · ensnarement · clutches · grip · ambush · decoy · lure
capture vs. releaseunsnare ≠ snare Device for catching prey; trap · capture · ensnare · entangle · catch
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/unsnare