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English noun: snare | |||
| 1. | snare (cognition) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares | ||
| Samples | The exam was full of trap questions. It was all a snare and delusion. | ||
| Synonyms | trap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | design, plan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | iron trap, speed trap | ||
| 2. | snare (artifact) a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | ||
| Synonyms | side drum, snare drum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drum, membranophone, tympan | ||
| Part holonym | snare | ||
| 3. | snare (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surgical instrument | ||
| 4. | snare (artifact) strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | string | ||
| Part meronym | side drum, snare, snare drum | ||
| 5. | snare (artifact) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | ||
| Synonyms | gin, noose | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trap | ||
| Part holonym | slipknot | ||
English verb: snare | |||
| 1. | snare (contact) catch in or as if in a trap | ||
| Samples | The men trap foxes. | ||
| Examples | They snare the animals | ||
| Synonyms | ensnare, entrap, trammel, trap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture, catch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gin | ||
| Domain category | hunt, hunting | ||
| 2. | snare (communication) entice and trap | ||
| Samples | The car salesman had snared three potential customers. | ||
| Synonyms | hook | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | entice, lure, tempt | ||
| Verb group | accost, hook, solicit | ||
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