snare Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
trap.
- the exam was full of trap questions
- it was all a snare and delusion
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noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
snare drum; side drum.
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noun 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
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noun strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
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noun a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
gin; noose.
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verb catch in or as if in a trap
trammel; entrap; ensnare; trap.
- The men trap foxes
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verb entice and trap
hook.
- The car salesman had snared three potential customers
WordNet
Snare noun
Etymology
AS.Definitions
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A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin. -
Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. Shak.
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The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum. -
(Med.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.
Snare transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. Milton.
The mournful crocodile With sorrow snares relenting passengers. Shak.