 snare |
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| 1. | [ noun ] something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares | |
| Synonyms: | trap | |
| Examples: | "the exam was full of trap questions" "it was all a snare and delusion" |
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| Related terms: | design iron_trap speed_trap gotcha hook | |
| 2. | [ verb ] catch in or as if in a trap | |
| Synonyms: | trap trammel ensnare entrap | |
| Examples: | "The men trap foxes" |
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| Related terms: | capture gin hunt trap trapper | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | |
| Synonyms: | side_drum snare_drum | |
| Related terms: | drum | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (music) strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | |
| Related terms: | string snare_drum | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) 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 | |
| Related terms: | surgical_instrument | |
| 6. | [ verb ] entice and trap | |
| Synonyms: | hook | |
| Examples: | "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
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| Related terms: | entice solicit trap | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29629 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose | |
| Synonyms: | noose gin | |
| Related terms: | trap slipknot gin | |
| Similar spelling: |
snore Snarr sneer |
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