ensnare
1. [ verb ] take or catch as if in a snare or trap
Synonyms: set_up frame entrap
Examples:

"I was set up!" "The innocent man was framed by the police"

Related terms: deceive frame-up
2. [ verb ] catch in or as if in a trap
Synonyms: trap snare trammel entrap
Examples:

"The men trap foxes"

Related terms: capture gin hunt trap trapper
Similar spelling:   ensnarl
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