snare

The definition of a snare is a tool for trapping something or a type of drum.

(noun)

  1. An example of a snare is a crab trap.
  2. An example of a snare is a pipe drum.

To snare is defined as to catch or trap something.

(verb)

An example of to snare is to catch a fish.

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See snare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a kind of trap for small animals, usually consisting of a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a spring trigger
  2. anything dangerous, risky, etc. that tempts or attracts; thing by which a person is entangled; trap
    1. any of a set of spiraled wires or of gut strung across the bottom of a snare drum for added vibration
    2. a snare drum
  3. Surgery a wire noose for removing tumors, polyps, etc.

Origin: ME < OE sneare < ON snara, akin to OHG snarha < IE *(s)nerk- < base *(s)ner-, to twist: see narcotic

transitive verb snared, snaring

  1. to catch in a trap or snare
  2. to tempt or attract into a situation, esp. one that is dangerous, risky, etc.

Origin: < Du snaar, akin to Ger schnur

Related Forms:

See snare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.
  2. Something that serves to entangle the unwary.
  3. A surgical instrument with a wire loop controlled by a mechanism in the handle, used to remove growths, such as tumors and polyps.
transitive verb snared snared, snar·ing, snares
To trap with or as if with a snare. See Synonyms at catch.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English snearu

Origin: and from Old Norse snara

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Related Forms:

  • snarˈer noun

noun
  1. Any of the wires or cords stretched across the lower drumhead of a snare drum so as to vibrate against it.
  2. A snare drum.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from Dutch snaar, string

Origin: , from Middle Dutch snāre

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