snare

Noun
  1. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares (synset 105845694)
    "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
    is a type of: design, plan - an arrangement scheme
    subtypes:
    • iron trap - a trap from which there is no escape
    • speed trap - a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
    same as: trap
  2. A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head (synset 104256525)
    is a type of: drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
    has: snare - strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
    same as: side drum, snare drum
  3. 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 (synset 104256314)
    is a type of: surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery
  4. Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum;
    They make a rattling sound when the drum is hit (synset 104256139)
    is a type of: string - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
    is a part of: side drum, snare, snare drum - a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
  5. A trap for birds or small mammals;
    Often has a slip noose (synset 104255961)
    is a type of: trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
    has: slipknot - a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
    same as: gin, noose
Verb
  1. Catch in or as if in a trap (synset 201483400)
    "The men trap foxes"
    referred to in: hunt, hunting - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
    is a type of: capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    subtypes: gin - trap with a snare
    same as: ensnare, entrap, trammel, trap
  2. Entice and trap (synset 200785089)
    "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
    is a type of: entice, lure, tempt - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
    same as: hook
    verb group: accost, hook, solicit - approach with an offer of sexual favors

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