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Noun snare has 5 senses
- trap, snare - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
--1 is a kind of design, plan
--1 has particulars: iron trap; speed trap
- snare drum, snare, side drum - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
--2 is a kind of drum, membranophone, tympan
--2 has parts: snare
- snare - 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
--3 is a kind of surgical instrument
- snare - strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
--4 is a kind of string
--4 is a part of snare drum, snare, side drum
- snare, gin, noose - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose
--5 is a kind of trap
--5 has parts: slipknot
Verb snare has 2 senses
- trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
--1 is one way to capture, catch
Sample sentence:
They snare the animals
- hook, snare - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
--2 is one way to entice, lure, tempt
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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