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Synonyms
snare1 (snâr)

[Middle English, from Old English snearu, and from Old Norse snara.]

noun 

  1. A trapping device, often consisting of a noose, used for capturing birds and small mammals.
  2. Something that serves to entangle the unwary.
  3. A surgical instrument with a wire loop controlled by a mechanism in the handle, used to remove growths, such as tumors and polyps.

transitive verb: snared, snar·ing, snares. 

To trap with or as if with a snare. See synonyms at catch

derivatives

snaŕer
noun
snare2 (snâr)

[Probably from Dutch snaar, string, from Middle Dutch snāre.]

noun 

  1. Any of the wires or cords stretched across the lower drumhead of a snare drum so as to vibrate against it.
  2. A snare drum.