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| snare [ sner ] |
noun (plural snares) |
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1. animal trap: a trap for small animals that operates like a noose
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2. trap for unwary: a situation that is both alluring and dangerous
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3. surgery surgical device: a surgical instrument consisting of a wire loop that can be tightened like a noose around the base of polyps or tumors to sever and remove them
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transitive verb (past and past participle snared, present participle snar·ing, 3rd person present singular snares) |
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1. catch in trap: to catch somebody or something in a snare
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2. entrap somebody: to entrap somebody by alluring deception
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| [Pre-12th century. < Old Norse snara] |
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  snar·er noun |
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