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Defenition of the word snare

    • Defenition of the word snare

      • A device for catching and holding animals.
      • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
      • 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
      • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose
      • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
      • catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
      • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
      • entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
      • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
      • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
      • entice and trap
      • catch in or as if in a trap

    Synonyms for the word snare

      • capture
      • catch
      • ensnare
      • entrap
      • gin
      • noose
      • side drum
      • snare drum
      • trammel
      • trap

    Similar words in the snare

      • snare
      • snare's
      • snared
      • snares

    Meronymys for the word snare

      • side drum
      • slipknot
      • snare
      • snare drum

    Hyponyms for the word snare

      • gin
      • iron trap
      • speed trap

    Hypernyms for the word snare

      • capture
      • catch
      • design
      • drum
      • entice
      • lure
      • membranophone
      • plan
      • string
      • surgical instrument
      • tempt
      • trap
      • tympan

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