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

Synonym(s): trap

Hypernym(s): design, plan

· a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

Synonym(s): snare_drum, side_drum

Hypernym(s): drum, membranophone, tympan

· 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

Hypernym(s): surgical_instrument

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

Hypernym(s): string

· a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

Synonym(s): gin, noose

Hypernym(s): trap

· catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

Synonym(s): trap, entrap, ensnare, trammel

Hypernym(s): capture, catch

· entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

Synonym(s): hook

Hypernym(s): entice, lure, tempt