Noun Definition

snare

1.Definition: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

Category: Objects

2.Definition: 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

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Related Noun(s):gin, noose

Category: Objects

4.Definition: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

"The exam was full of trap questions", "It was all a snare and delusion"

Related Noun(s):trap

Category: General

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

Category: Objects