Meaning & Definition of Snare in English

1. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• "The exam was full of trap questions"

• "It was all a snare and delusion"

2. A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

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

4. Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum

• They make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

5. A trap for birds or small mammals

• Often has a slip noose

1. Catch in or as if in a trap

• "The men trap foxes"

2. Entice and trap

• "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"