Definition of snares

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  • snares is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • snares is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • snares is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of snares

  • catch in or as if in a trap (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. ensnare
    2. entrap
    3. trammel
    4. trap
  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was all a snare and delusion

    Synonyms

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

    Synonyms

    1. gin
    2. noose
  • entice and trap (verb)

    Examples

    1. The car salesman had snared three potential customers

    Synonyms

    1. hook
  • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. side drum
    2. snare drum
  • 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)

See definition of snares in Merriam Webster