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snaring

Variant of snare

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.

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.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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