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The Meaning of snare
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(n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.
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(n.) Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.
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(n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
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(n.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.
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(v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.
Synonyms
gin
,
sand trap
,
cakehole
,
bunker
,
snare drum
,
hole
,
yap
,
lying in wait
,
ambuscade
,
trap
,
gob
,
side drum
,
ambush
,
noose
,
maw
,
gin rummy
,
running noose
,
cotton gin
,
slip noose
,
knock rummy
,
ensnare
,
restrict
,
pin
,
trammel
,
restrain
,
frame
,
set up
,
bound
,
hook
,
throttle
,
immobilize
,
entrap
,
immobilise
,
confine
,
limit
,
pin down
,
thieve
,
cop
,
nobble
,
cabbage
,
rob
,
accost
,
overcharge
,
snitch
,
lift
,
surcharge
,
crochet
,
soak
,
abstract
,
sneak
,
pilfer
,
filch
,
gazump
,
solicit
,
purloin
,
snarf
,
plume
,
pluck
,
pinch
,
swipe
,
knock off
,
addict
,
glom
,
fleece
,
capture
,
catch
Rhymes
abair
,
adair
,
adaire
,
addair
,
aer
,
affair
,
air
,
alair
,
alastair
,
allaire
,
almaguer
,
altair
,
anywhere
,
armchair
,
astaire
,
aware
,
ayre
,
baehr
,
baer
,
bahr
,
bair
,
bakeware
,
bancaire
,
bare
,
bear
,
beaufrere
,
behr
,
belair
,
belaire
,
bellemare
,
beware
,
bezaire
,
billionaire
,
blair
,
blare
,
canadair
,
care
,
chair
,
cher
,
childcare
,
clair
,
claire
,
clare
,
comair
,
compare
,
concessionaire
,
convair
,
cookware
,
corriere
,
dare
,
darr
,
daycare
,
debonair
,
declare
,
delair
,
delaware
,
derr
,
despair
,
dinnerware
,
disrepair
,
doctrinaire
,
dreher
,
earthenware
,
elsewhere
,
ensnare
,
ere
,
err
,
euromobiliare
,
everywhere
,
extraordinaire
,
eyre
,
fair
,
faire
,
fanfare
,
fare
,
fehr
,
ferre
,
flair
,
flare
,
flatware
,
footware
,
footwear
,
forebear
,
forswear
,
foursquare
,
fraire
,
frere
,
freyre
,
frontiere
,
gare
,
gehr
,
geniere
,
gisclair
,
glare
,
glassware
,
glenayre
,
groupware
,
guerre
,
hair
,
haire
,
hairr
,
hardware
,
hare
,
healthcare
,
hehr
,
heir
,
herr
,
herre
,
icelandair
,
impair
,
javier
,
jeanpierre
,
kahre
,
kehr
,
khmer
,
kitchenware
,
klare
,
knerr
,
knitwear
,
kreher
,
lair
,
lare
,
larosiere
,
laterriere
,
laware
,
leclaire
,
lefrere
,
legionnaire
,
lehr
,
lemaire
,
longhair
,
macnair
,
mair
,
mare
,
mayfair
,
mcnair
,
medicare
,
mehr
,
mer
,
midair
,
millionaire
,
mohair
,
montclair
,
multimillionaire
,
nair
,
nationair
,
neckwear
,
nightmare
,
nowhere
,
ohare
,
opere
,
outerwear
,
pair
,
pare
,
pear
,
pentair
,
pershare
,
phair
,
pierre
,
plair
,
praxair
,
prayer
,
prepare
,
questionnaire
,
rare
,
reher
,
repair
,
sare
,
sayre
,
scare
,
schehr
,
scherr
,
sehr
,
serr
,
share
,
silverware
,
sinclair
,
sleepwear
,
software
,
solitaire
,
somewhere
,
spare
,
sportswear
,
square
,
stair
,
stare
,
stehr
,
sterr
,
stoneware
,
swear
,
swimwear
,
swissair
,
tableware
,
takecare
,
tear
,
terre
,
their
,
there
,
thoroughfare
,
threadbare
,
traer
,
unaware
,
underwear
,
unfair
,
usair
,
voltaire
,
ware
,
warfare
,
wear
,
wehr
,
welfare
,
werre
,
westair
,
wheelchair
,
where
,
whitehair
,
zehr