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| n. (cognition) | 1. snare, trap | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" |
| ~ design, plan | an arrangement scheme.; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" |
| ~ iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape. |
| ~ speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. side drum, snare, snare drum | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. |
| ~ drum, membranophone, tympan | a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end. |
| ~ snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. snare | 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. |
| ~ surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. |
| ~ side drum, snare drum, snare | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. |
| ~ string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. gin, noose, snare | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. |
| ~ slipknot | a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made. |
| ~ trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. |
| v. (contact) | 6. ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap | catch in or as if in a trap.; "The men trap foxes" |
| ~ hunting, hunt | the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport. |
| ~ capture, catch | capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping.; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" |
| ~ gin | trap with a snare.; "gin game" |
| v. (communication) | 7. hook, snare | entice and trap.; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
| ~ accost, solicit, hook | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ entice, lure, tempt | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.; "He lured me into temptation" |
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