English dictionary

snare

/sn/(@)/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

noun.cognition

Examples
It was all a snare and delusion.

Synonyms trap

Source: WordNet 3.0
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

noun.artifact

Synonyms side drum snare drum

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

noun.artifact

Synonyms gin noose

Source: WordNet 3.0
A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

noun

Source: webster1913

catch in or as if in a trap

verb.contact

Synonyms ensnare entrap trammel trap

Source: WordNet 3.0
entice and trap

verb.communication

Examples
The car salesman had snared three potential customers.

Synonyms hook

Source: WordNet 3.0
To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.

verb

Source: webster1913