Ensnared vs Tethered - What's the difference?
ensnared | tethered |
(ensnare)
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
* 2005 : ,
To entangle; to enmesh.
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, title=Internal Combustion
, chapter=1 (computers, electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
(veterinary) tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.
(tether)
As verbs the difference between ensnared and tethered
is that ensnared is (ensnare) while tethered is (tether).As an adjective tethered is
(computers|electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem).ensnared
English
Verb
(head)ensnare
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
- When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remember?
citation, passage=But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.}}
tethered
English
(Tethering)Adjective
(head)- Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access.