birdlime

verb

Definition of birdlimenext
as in to trap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birdlime
  1. trap
  2. snare
  3. capture
  4. entrap
  5. collar
  6. mesh
  7. tangle
  8. ensnare
Verb
  • Colby rushes into the stall to distract the horse from Carter, who is trapped in the corner.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Hers, described as a rich moisture balm, is a mix between an ointment and an emollient face cream, delivering instant hydration via five molecular weights of hyaluronic acid and skin-barrier-strengthening ceramides, then trapping in said moisture with murumuru butter and polyglutamic acid.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of trap
Verb
  • Forbes reported that Swift — who became a billionaire in October 2023 — snared the top spot because of her earnings from her blockbuster Eras tour and the value of her catalog.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The 154 points accumulated from Spain to Belgium turned it from a plucky challenger hoping to snare a couple of race wins to a genuine threat to Red Bull for the constructors’ championship with 10 races remaining.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Definition of snare
Verb
  • Both are huge gets and will capture the attention of the market.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • She had been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison and was captured in 2010 and began serving her sentence.
    Tim Arango, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of capture
Verb
  • While awaiting sentencing, Flynn sought to withdraw his guilty plea by claiming he was entrapped by politically motivated federal investigators.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That’s why Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, in which Powell plays a philosophy lecturer named Gary Johnson whose part-time job is to entrap criminals by posing as a variety of different assassins, was such a sensation at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Definition of entrap
Verb
  • But collaring millions of people, even if only hundreds of thousands in any one year, will require tens of thousands of agents, perhaps equivalent to a new Marine Corps, thousands of buses, barracks or tents plus guards, cooks, medics and doctors.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Chatmon was arrested in his hometown of Keansburg, and Walker was collared in his hometown of Barnegat, the prosecutor’s office said.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of collar
Verb
  • Her influence bridged pop culture and high fashion, meshing with the era’s evolving gender norms and defining a timeless elegance.
    Alfredo Mineo, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Cyber Monday deals will include big price drops on select Amazon devices, including Echo Pop, eero mesh Wi-Fi systems, Amazon Fire TV 50-inch 4-Series, Ring battery doorbell and more.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of mesh
Verb
  • There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • For jewelry, that means preventing tangling by using velvet and clear trays, or, even a few pretty dishes on top of your dresser.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tangle
Verb
  • Over the weekend, fellow rap icon Jay-Z was ensnared in the case when one of the complaints against Combs was amended to reveal the Roc Nation founder as a previously unnamed celebrity accused of assaulting a victim alongside Diddy.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The verdict and sentencing bring closure to one chapter of an abuse scandal that ensnared the northeastern Indiana university's distance running program.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of ensnare
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