Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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snare | Yes | No | Yes | No |
solicit | No | No | Yes | No |
snare (noun) | solicit (noun) |
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a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | |
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | |
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | |
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities | |
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares |
snare (verb) | solicit (verb) |
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entice and trap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently |
catch in or as if in a trap | approach with an offer of sexual favors |
incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination | |
make a solicitation or petition for something desired | |
make amorous advances towards |