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Snare

snɛː

Snare definitions
noun
snare snares
  1. a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
    • a thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error

      "seducers laid their snares for innocent provincials"

  2. a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
    • a drum fitted with snares; a side drum
  3. a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths
verb
snare snared snares snaring
  1. catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare

    "the foxes were humanely snared"

    • catch or trap (someone)

      "five blackmailers were snared in a police sting"