snare

n.

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.

tr.v., snared, snar·ing, snares.

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

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

snarer snar'er n.
snare² (snâr)
n.

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.

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

noun

Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult: bait, lure, trap. See like/dislike, safety/danger.

verb

To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: catch, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entrap, tangle, trammel, trap, web. See free/unfree.

n

Definition: trap
Antonyms: freedom, liberation

v

Definition: catch, trap
Antonyms: free, let go, liberate, loosen

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An entrapping loop.

• cable s. — see hog holder.
• obstetrical s. — a looped cord for slipping over the head of a fetus to provide traction on the neck. Applied over the nape and through the mouth, not around the neck.
• pig s. — see hog holder.
• surgical s. — a wire loop for removing polyps and other pedunculated growths by cutting them off at the base.

IN BRIEF: A trap. Also: To trap.

Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. — John Dryden (1631-1700).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - snare, slynge
v. tr. - fange i snare

2.
n. - trommestreng

idioms:

• snare drum    lilletromme

Nederlands (Dutch)
strik, valstrik, klem, hinderlaag

Français (French)
1.
n. - (lit, fig) piège
v. tr. - prendre au piège

2.
n. - fils/cordes (d'un tambour à timbre)

idioms:

• snare drum    tambour à timbre

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schlinge, Falle
v. - fangen

2.
n. - (Mus.) Schnarrsaite

idioms:

• snare drum    Wirbeltrommel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βρόχι, δόκανο, παγίδα
v. - παγιδεύω, τσακώνω, (μτφ.) δελεάζω

idioms:

• snare drum    τύμπανο με νεύρο

Italiano (Italian)
laccio, tranello

idioms:

• snare drum    tamburo militare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - armadilha (f), embuste, cilada (f)
v. - seduzir, engodar, atrair

idioms:

• snare drum    tambor de parada (m), caixa (f)

Русский (Russian)
силок, западня, поймать в западню, заманить в ловушку

idioms:

• snare drum    малый барабан

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - lazo, trampa, emboscada, cepo
v. tr. - atrapar, coger en un lazo, hacer caer en una trampa

2.
n. - bordón (de tambor)

idioms:

• snare drum    tambor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snara, försåt
v. - snara, snärja, fånga i snara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 陷阱, 罗网, 圈套, 诱惑, 捕捉, 诱获, 诱...入圈套, 谋得

idioms:

• snare drum    小军鼓

2. 勒除器, 响弦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 勒除器, 響弦

2.
n. - 陷阱, 羅網, 圈套, 誘惑
v. tr. - 捕捉, 誘獲, 誘...入圈套, 謀得

idioms:

• snare drum    小軍鼓

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 덫, 함정, 유혹
v. tr. - 덫으로 잡다, 함정에 빠뜨리다

2.
n. - 향선 (작은 북 한 가운데에 댄 줄)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 罠, 誘惑, 響線
v. - わなにかける, 陥れる, 巧みに手に入れる

idioms:

• snare drum    小太鼓

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شرك أو فخ, أداة جراحيه (فعل) يصيد بشرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלכודת, פיתוי‬
v. tr. - ‮לכד, העלה בחכתו‬
n. - ‮מיתר תוף-צד‬

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