Full of wiles or plots; lying in wait or seeking to entrap or ensnare; proceeding or operating secretly or subtly so as not to excite suspicion…

That traps or entraps: see trap, v.1

That trammels or ensnares something. Esp. in masking net.

That entraps, or is designed to entrap, a person or thing (in various senses of the verb).

Of or characteristic of a siren; alluring, seductive, deceitful.

Esp. of a question: that entraps or is designed to entrap a person; that catches a person out; deceptive. Cf. catch question, n. Now rare.

Deliberate, intentional. Contrived in order to deceive. Obsolete.

Full of snares; insidious.

= insidious, adj.

That entangles.

That ensnares, entraps.

Of entangling nature or character.

Consisting of cobwebs or the silk of which they are made; resembling a cobweb. Also (and in earliest use): resembling woven material; spec. of the…

figurative. Entangling like a spider.

That entraps or is designed to entrap a person; that catches a person out; deceptive (now somewhat rare). Formerly also: †difficult to manage or…

Of the nature of a trap, ‘catchy’; containing a trap or traps.

That tangles or entangles the foot.