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snare

1   [snair] noun, verb, snared, snar·ing.
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

Related forms
snare·less, adjective
snar·er, noun
snar·ing·ly, adverb
un·snared, adjective

Synonyms
1. See trap1. 2. net, seine.

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snare1 (snɛə)
 
—n
1.  a device for trapping birds or small animals, esp a flexible loop that is drawn tight around the prey
2.  a surgical instrument for removing certain tumours, consisting of a wire loop that may be drawn tight around their base to sever or uproot them
3.  anything that traps or entangles someone or something unawares
 
—vb
4.  to catch (birds or small animals) with a snare
5.  to catch or trap in or as if in a snare; capture by trickery
 
[Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara; related to Old High German snaraha]
 
'snareless1
 
—adj
 
'snarer1
 
—n

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snare
"string across a drum," 1688, probably from Du. snaar "string," from same source as snare (1).
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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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