lõks

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɤks/, [ˈlɤks]
• Rhymes: -ɤks
• Hyphenation: lõks

Possibly from a sound-symbolic or onomatopoeic stem, from the sound that a trap might make.

lõks (genitive lõksu, partitive lõksu)

1. trap, snare (a spring-loaded or drop-door device (especially for catching rodents))

   Synonym: püünis

2. (figurative) trap (a skilful manoeuvre to catch sb, to lure into an unfavourable or dangerous situation)
   1. a situation or place from which there is no way out
3. latch

Onomatopoeic.

lõks (not comparable)

1. with a click

   Synonym: lõksti

lõks

1. click

   Synonym: lõksti

lõks (genitive lõksu, partitive lõksu)

1. click (a clicking sound)

• lõks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “lõks”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009