лову́шка — meaning in English
lovushka
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English meaning
- ensnare verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
- entrapment noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
- gin noun A clear spirit flavoured mainly with juniper berries, used both on its own and in cocktails.
- pitfall noun A hidden hole dug in the ground as a trap, so that whatever falls in cannot climb out.
- snare noun A trap, often a wire loop, used to catch animals.
- trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
Senses
лову́шка is used for these senses in English:
- ensnare To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- entrapment (legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
- gin A snare or trap for game.
- pitfall (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
- snare A mental or psychological trap.
- trap A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
- trap A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.
ensnare — full definition
- verb To catch someone or something in a trap.
- verb To tangle something up so that it is hard to get free of.
entrapment — full definition
- noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
- noun The state of being trapped.
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