Dictionary Check: snare
"snare" is a valid word!
Scrabble
5
points
Words with Friends
6
points
Definition
noun
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
Example:
"the exam was full of trap questions"
noun
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
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
noun
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
noun
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
verb
catch in or as if in a trap
Example:
"The men trap foxes"
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