snare

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

(noun)

To snare is defined as to catch or trap something.

(verb)

An example of to snare is to catch a fish.

See snare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a kind of trap for small animals, usually consisting of a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a spring trigger
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
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

Origin: < Du snaar, akin to Ger schnur

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See snare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.
Something that serves to entangle the unwary.
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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