1. (noun)
trap, snare
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
Synonyms:
gin, sand trap, cakehole, bunker, snare drum, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, trap, gob, side drum, ambush, noose, maw
2. (noun)
snare drum, snare, side drum
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Synonyms:
trap, gin, noose, snare, side drum, snare drum
3. (noun)
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
Synonyms:
side drum, gin, noose, trap, snare drum
4. (noun)
snare
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
Synonyms:
side drum, gin, noose, trap, snare drum
5. (noun)
snare, gin, noose
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
Synonyms:
trap, gin rummy, noose, running noose, cotton gin, snare drum, slip noose, side drum, snare, gin, knock rummy
6. (verb)
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
- catch in or as if in a trap
Synonyms:
ensnare, restrict, pin, trammel, snare, restrain, frame, set up, bound, hook, throttle, immobilize, entrap, immobilise, confine, trap, limit, pin down
7. (verb)
hook, snare
- entice and trap
Synonyms:
thieve, cop, hook, nobble, cabbage, trap, rob, accost, overcharge, trammel, snitch, lift, surcharge, crochet, soak, abstract, sneak, pilfer, filch, gazump, solicit, snare, purloin, snarf, ensnare, plume, pluck, pinch, swipe, knock off, addict, entrap, glom, fleece
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Synonyms of 'snare'
