SNARE

snare, gin, noose

(noun) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

snare

(noun) strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

snare

(noun) 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

trap, snare

(noun) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; “the exam was full of trap questions”; “it was all a snare and delusion”

hook, snare

(verb) entice and trap; “The car salesman had snared three potential customers”

trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel

(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Snare (plural Snares)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Snare is the 30600^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 762 individuals. Snare is most common among White (93.96%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Naser, Nears, RNase, Saner, Serna, eRNAs, earns, ernas, nares, nears, reans, saner

Etymology

Noun

snare (plural snares)

A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

A mental or psychological trap.

(veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.

(surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.

(music) A snare drum.

Verb

snare (third-person singular simple present snares, present participle snaring, simple past and past participle snared)

(transitive) To catch or hold, especially with a loop.

(transitive, figurative) To ensnare.

Anagrams

• Naser, Nears, RNase, Saner, Serna, eRNAs, earns, ernas, nares, nears, reans, saner

Etymology

Noun

SNARE (plural SNAREs)

(protein) Any of a class of proteins whose primary role is to mediate vesicle fusion.

Anagrams

• Naser, Nears, RNase, Saner, Serna, eRNAs, earns, ernas, nares, nears, reans, saner

Source: Wiktionary

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Snare, n. Etym: [AS. sneara cord, a string; akin to D. snoer, G. schnur, OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare, Sw. & Icel. snara, Goth. sn a basket; and probably also to E. needle. See Needle, and cf. Snarl to entangle.]

1. A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

2. Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble. If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. Shak.

3. The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

4. (Med.)

Definition: An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion. Snare drum, the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum; -- so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.

Snare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snared; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaring.]

Definition: To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. Milton. The mournful crocodile With sorrow snares relenting passengers. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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