snare

• snare

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"

Synonyms:

• trap
• snare

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• snare drum
• snare
• side drum

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

Synonyms:

• snare

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• snare

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• snare
• gin
• noose

Verb

catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

Synonyms:

• trap
• entrap
• snare
• ensnare
• trammel

Verb

entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

Synonyms:

• hook
• snare