1. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
   "it was all a snare and delusion";
   - trap
    
2. A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
   "The crisp sound of the snare drum kept the marching band in step";
   - snare drum, side drum
    
3. 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
   "The surgeon used a snare to remove the polyp during the colonoscopy"
    
4. Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
   "The drummer adjusted the tension of the snare for a crisper sound"
    
5. A noose used as trap for birds or small mammals
   "The hunter set a snare to catch rabbits";
   - gin, noose

1. (hunting) catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men snare foxes";
   - trap, entrap, ensnare, trammel
    
2. Entice and trap
   "The car salesman had snared three potential customers";
   - hook [informal]

Derived forms: snared, snaring, snares

Type of: capture, catch, design, drum, entice, lure, membranophone, plan, string, surgical instrument, tempt, trap, tympan

Encyclopedia: Snare, Tom