snare
IPA: snˈɛr
noun
- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- A mental or psychological trap.
- (veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- (surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- (music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- (music) A snare drum.
- A surname.
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins whose primary role is to mediate vesicle fusion.
verb
- (transitive) To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- (transitive, figurative) To ensnare.
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Examples of "snare" in Sentences
- A mice was caught by a snare.
- The snare is wired to the fence.
- Hunters placed snares in the forest.
- The usance of the snare is very important.
- With the right use, a snare is beneficial.
- The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit.
- The grasping forceps are passed through the snare loop.
- Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
- During a performance the snare line is the metronome for the band.
- As on the former occasion, the unfortunate Mamelukes fell into the snare.
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