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Snaring

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snare

1  [snair] noun, verb, snared, snar⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
2. anything serving to entrap or entangle unawares; trap.
3. Surgery. a wire noose for removing tumors or the like by the roots or at the base.
–verb (used with object)
4. to catch with a snare; entangle.
5. to catch or involve by trickery or wile: to snare her into going.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME (n. and v.); c. ON snara, MLG snare, OHG snar(a)ha

Related forms:
snareless, adjective
snarer, noun
snar⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See trap 1 . 2. net, seine.
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snare 1   (snâr)   
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.]
snar'er n.
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Word Origin & History

snare  (1)
"noose for catching animals," c.1100, from O.N. snara "noose, snare," related to soenri "twisted rope," from P.Gmc. *snarkho (cf. M.Du. snare, Du. snaar, O.H.G. snare, Ger. Schnur "noose, cord"). The verb is attested from 1388.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: snare
Pronunciation: 'sna(&)r, 'sne(&)r
Function: noun
: a surgical instrument consisting usually of a wire loop constricted by amechanism in the handle and used for removing tissue masses (as tonsils or polyps)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

snare (snâr)
n.
A surgical instrument with a wire loop controlled by a mechanism in the handle, used to remove growths, such as tumors and polyps.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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