Definition: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
Main entry: snare
Definition: strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
Main entry: snare
Definition: 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
Main entry: snare, snare drum, side drum
Definition: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Definition: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
Usage: the exam was full of trap questions; it was all a snare and delusion
Definition: entice and trap
Usage: The car salesman had snared three potential customers
Main entry: snare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap
Definition: catch in or as if in a trap
Usage: The men trap foxes