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snare


Noun
  • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
  • 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
  • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
    • the exam was full of trap questions
    • it was all a snare and delusion

Verb
  • entice and trap
    • The car salesman had snared three potential customers
  • catch in or as if in a trap
    • The men trap foxes

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