snare (n.)

  1. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; the exam was full of trap questions; it was all a snare and delusion

    [ Syn: trap ]

  2. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

    [ Syn: snare drum , side drum ]

  3. a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities

  4. strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

  5. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

    [ Syn: gin , noose ]

    snare (v.)

  1. catch in or as if in a trap; The men trap foxes

    [ Syn: trap , entrap , ensnare , trammel ]

  2. entice and trap; The car salesman had snared three potential customers

    [ Syn: hook ]

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