NOUN | cognition | snare, trap | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches / catches you unawares |
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artifact | snare, snare drum, side drum | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | |
artifact | snare | a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them | |
artifact | snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum | |
artifact | snare, gin, noose | a trap for birds or small mammals | |
VERB | contact | snare, trap, entrap, ensnare, trammel | catch in or as if in a trap |
communication | snare, hook | entice and trap |
Sounds | sneh'r | |
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Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... |
Meaning | Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches / catches you unawares. | |
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Example | "it was all a snare and delusion" | |
Synonym | trap | |
Narrower | iron trap | A trap from which there is no escape |
speed trap | A trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders | |
Broader | design, plan | An arrangement scheme |
Verbs | snare | entice and trap |
Meaning | A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. | |
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Synonyms | snare drum, side drum | |
Parts | snare | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum |
Broader | drum, membranophone, tympan | A musical percussion instrument |
Spanish | caja, redoblante, tarola | |
Catalan | caixa, redoblant |
Meaning | 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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Broader | surgical instrument | A medical instrument used in surgery |
Meaning | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit. | |
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Part of | snare drum, snare, side drum | A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head |
Broader | string | A tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed |
Spanish | lazo |
Meaning | A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose. | |
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Synonyms | gin, noose | |
Parts | slipknot | A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made |
Broader | trap | A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
Verbs | snare | catch in or as if in a trap |
Meaning | catch in or as if in a trap. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They snare the animals | |
Synonyms | trap, entrap, ensnare, trammel | |
Category | hunt, hunting | The pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport |
Narrower | gin | trap with a snare |
Broader | capture, catch | Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping |
Spanish | atrapar, cazar, coger, entrampar, pescar | |
Catalan | atrapar, travar | |
Nouns | snare | a trap for birds or small mammals |
snarer | someone who sets snares for birds or small animals |
Meaning | entice and trap. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" | |
Synonym | hook | |
Broader | entice, lure, tempt | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion |
Similar to | hook, solicit, accost | approach with an offer of sexual favors |
Spanish | atraer, enganchar | |
Nouns | snare | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches / catches you unawares |
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