Snare
verbsnɜr
Noun
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
“it was all a snare and delusion”
Similar:TrapType of:DesignPlana trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Type of:MembranophoneTympanDruma 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
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
Type of:String
Verb
entice and trap
“The car salesman had snared three potential customers”
Similar:HookType of:LureTemptEnticecatch in or as if in a trap
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