Dictionary definition · snare
noun
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares"the exam was full of trap questions"
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- 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
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
verb
- catch in or as if in a trap"The men trap foxes"
- entice and trap"The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).