As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes”
ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap; “I was set up!”; “The innocent man was framed by the police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ensnare (third-person singular simple present ensnares, present participle ensnaring, simple past and past participle ensnared)
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
To entangle; to enmesh.
• rennase
Source: Wiktionary
En*snare", v. t.
Definition: To catch in a snare. See Insnare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.