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List of meaning for snare

a trap

trap, snare(noun)

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

"the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"

snare drum, snare, side drum(noun)

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

snare(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

snare(noun)

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

snare, gin, noose(verb)

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

trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel(verb)

catch in or as if in a trap

"The men trap foxes"

hook, snare(verb)

entice and trap

"The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise

you fell for my clever snare, you fool!

something that catches and holds

someday you'll find that your lies are a snare from which you can't escape

to catch or hold as if in a net

easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

campers trying to snare brook trout for supper

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