snare

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snare Definition

• (n) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
• (n) a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
• (n) 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
• (n) strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
• (n) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose
• (v) catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
• (v) entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

snare Synonyms

• ensnare
• entrap
• gin
• hook
• noose
• side drum
• snare
• snare drum
• trammel
• trap