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English to English noun
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something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares |  | Example: the exam was full of trap questions
it was all a snare and delusion
source: wordnet30
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a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | | source: wordnet30
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a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | | source: wordnet30
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A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin. | | source: webster1913
verb
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catch in or as if in a trap | | Example: The men trap foxes
source: wordnet30
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entice and trap | | Example: The car salesman had snared three potential customers
source: wordnet30
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To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. | | source: webster1913
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