n.
- a trap for catching small animals, consisting of a loop of wire or cord that pulls tight.
- a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound.
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(also snare drum)
a drum fitted with snares; a side drum.
- Surgery a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths.
v.
catch in a snare.
Derivative
Etymology
OE sneare, from ON snara; sense 2 is prob. from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. snare ‘harp string’.