intransitive. To set a trap for (another). figurative. Obsolete.

to lie in ambush, in wait, †in await (see the nouns). †to lie for = to lie in wait for. to lie at catchor upon the catch (? archaic or dialect)…

to draw the badger and variants: to engage in the sport of badger-drawing (now historical); figurative to entice an enemy or opponent to come…

intransitive. With for. To set snares for (birds). rare.

U.S. A trick, deception, trap; also in to give the snap away.