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snare ¹  (snâr)

n.

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.

tr.v. snared, snar·ing, snares

To trap with or as if with a snare. See Synonyms at catch.

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[Middle English, from Old English snearu and from Old Norse snara.]

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snarer n.

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snare ¹

Noun

1. a trap for birds or small animals, usually a flexible loop that is drawn tight around the prey

2. anything that traps someone or something unawares

Verb

[snaring, snared]

to catch in or as if in a snare [Old English sneare]

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snare ²

Noun

Music a set of strings fitted against the lower head of a snare drum, which produces a rattling sound when the drum is beaten [Middle Dutch snaer or Middle Low German snare string]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snare - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" trap design, plan - an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" iron trap - a trap from which there is no escape speed trap - a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
	2.	snare - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head side drum, snare drum drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end snare - strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
	3.	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 surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery
	4.	snare - strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit side drum, snare drum, snare - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head string - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
	5.	snare - a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose noose, gin slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Verb	1.	snare - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"
	2.	snare - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" hook accost, solicit, hook - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

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snare

noun 1. trap, net, wire, gin, pitfall, noose, springe

verb 2. trap, catch, net, wire, seize, entrap, springe

Translations

snare [snɛəʳ] n → trampa

vt → cazar con trampa;

(fig) → engañar

snare [snɛəʳ] n → piège m

vt → attraper, prendre au piège

snare [snɛəʳ] n → Falle f

vt (lit, fig) → fangen

snare [snɛəʳ] n → trappola

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snare

n snare [sneə]

a trap for catching an animal. strik, wip فَخ، شَرَك примка oko snare; fælde die Schlinge παγίδα trampa püünis, ling تله ansa piège מַלכּוֹדֶת जाल, फन्दा zamka, omča csapda jerat snara trappola わな 올가미, 덫 spąstai lamatas; slazds perangkap strik snare sidła armadilha capcană силок, западня pasca, klepec zanka zamka snara กับดัก tuzak 陷阱 пастка; сильце چڑیوں یا دوسرے جانوروں کو پکڑنے کا جال cái bẫy, cái lưới 陷阱

v

to catch with a snare He snared a couple of rabbits. in 'n strik vang يَصيدُ بالفَخ улавям в капан chytit do oka/pasti fange i en fælde mit einer Schlinge fangen πιάνω στην παγίδα atrapar linguga püüdma به تله انداختن pyydystää ansalla prendre au piège לִלכּוֹד फांसना, पकड़ना loviti (životinje) u zamku, namamiti u stupicu csapdával fog menjerat snara, veiða í snöru intrappolare わなで捕える ...을 덫으로 잡다 pagauti į spąstus noķert lamatās/slazdā memerangkap strikken fange i snare łapać w sidła apanhar a prinde în capcană поймать в западню chytiť do pasce ujeti v zanko namamiti snara, snärja ดักโดยใช้กับดัก tuzak kurmak 誘捕 піймати в пастку جال میں پھنسانا đánh bẫy, gài bẫy 诱捕