snare

noun

a trap for birds or small mammals

strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum

a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them

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

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

verb

entice and trap

catch in or as if in a trap

Synonyms for snare

trapn ensnarev entrapv noosen hookn ensnarementn ensnarlv drumv enmeshv springe

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