Overview of noun snare

The 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")


• snare drum, snare, side drum -- (a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head)


• 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)


• snare -- (strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit)


• snare, gin, noose -- (a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose)

Overview of verb snare

The verb snare has 2 senses

• trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")


• hook, snare -- (entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers")