engodar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bait noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
• ensnare verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
• snare noun A trap, often a wire loop, used to catch animals.

Senses

engodar is used for these senses in English:

• bait (transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
• ensnare To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
• snare (transitive) To catch or hold, especially with a loop.

bait — full definition

1. noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
2. noun Anything used to tempt or lure someone into doing something.
3. verb To deliberately provoke or taunt someone.

ensnare — full definition

1. verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
2. verb To tangle something up so that it is hard to get free of.

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