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snare

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Definitions
verb

catch in or as if in a trap

noun

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

“it was all a snare and delusion”

noun

a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

verb

entice and trap

“The car salesman had snared three potential customers”

noun

a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

noun

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

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

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