Thesaurus: snare

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1. n. A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.
2. n. Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.
3. n. The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
4. n. An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.
5. v. t. To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.
6. n. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
7. n. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
8. n. 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
9. n. strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
10. n. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
11. v. catch in or as if in a trap
12. v. entice and trap