Thesaurus: snares

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1. n something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares n a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head 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 n strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit n a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose v catch in or as if in a trap v entice and trap