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harpoon collapse: a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it; spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"

catch up collapse: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"; reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

entice collapse: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

implicate collapse: bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"

seduce collapse: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"; induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

ambush collapse: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise; wait in hiding to attack

lasso collapse: a long noosed rope used to catch animals; Belgian composer (1532-1594); catch with a lasso; "rope cows"

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

decoy collapse: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

draw in collapse: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

mire collapse: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"; soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"; cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

gin collapse: a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points; strong liquor flavored with juniper berries; trap with a snare; "gin game"; separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

bait collapse: something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; attack with dogs or set dogs upon; lure, entice, or entrap with bait

snare collapse: 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 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

spear collapse: a long pointed rod used as a weapon; an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish; pierce with a spear; "spear fish"; thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"

lure collapse: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

snag collapse: a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"; a sharp protuberance; hew jaggedly; catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"; get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

noose collapse: a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled; secure with a noose; make a noose in or of

nail collapse: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener; horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits; a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard; attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

mesh collapse: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"; the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"; work together in harmony

trap collapse: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned; a light two-wheeled carriage; a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters; drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas; informal terms for the mouth; something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"; to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"; catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"; hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"; place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

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