silo
sílo with stress marks
a noose, loop, or trap
Usage Note
Silo refers to a snare or loop trap used to catch animals, and figuratively to any scheme designed to ensnare a person. It is used in both rural hunting contexts and in modern expressions about being tricked or set up.
Examples
" Naglagay sila ng silo sa gubat. "
Natural Translation
They set a trap in the forest.
Literal Translation
Set they of trap in forest.
" Gumawa siya ng silo para mahuli ang baboy-ramo. "
Natural Translation
He/she made a trap to catch the wild boar.
Literal Translation
Made he/she of trap for catch the wild boar.
" Naipit ang paa ng usa sa silo na inilatag ng mangangaso malapit sa batis kung saan ito laging umiinom. "
Natural Translation
The deer's foot got caught in the snare that the hunter had laid near the stream where it always drinks.
Literal Translation
Caught the foot of deer in the snare that laid by the hunter near the stream where it always drinks.
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