snare, n.
(snares)
freq. cnt. 1
(snares)
freq. cnt. 1
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
snare trap
sample sentences
"the exam was full of trap questions""it was all a snare and delusion"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
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gin noose snare
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
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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
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snare
semantic pointers
hypernym
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
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side drum snare snare drum