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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.
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Origin:
before 1100; Middle English (noun and v.); cognate with Old Norse snara, Middle Low German snare, Old High German snar(a)ha
before 1100; Middle English (noun and v.); cognate with Old Norse snara, Middle Low German snare, Old High German snar(a)ha
Related forms
snare·less, adjective
snar·er, noun
snar·ing·ly, adverb
un·snared, adjective
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Word Origin & History
snare
"string across a drum," 1688, probably from Du. snaar "string," from same source as snare (1).
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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.
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