snare

snare
1. noun
a) A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather.

...and I had now lived two years under this uneasiness, which, indeed, made my life much less comfortable than it was before, as may be well imagined by any who know what it is to live in the constant snare of the fear of man.

b) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion.
2. verb
to catch or hold, especially with a loop.
See Also: ensnare, snare drum

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  • Snare — Snare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaring}.] To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. [1913 Webster] Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. Milton.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snare — Snare, n. [AS. sneara cord, a string; akin to D. snoer, G. schnur, OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare, Sw. & Icel. snara, Goth. sn?rj? a basket; and probably also to E. needle. See {Needle}, and cf. {Snarl} to entangle.] 1. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • snare — [sner] n. [ME < OE sneare < ON snara, akin to OHG snarha < IE * (s)nerk < base * (s)ner , to twist: see NARCOTIC] 1. a kind of trap for small animals, usually consisting of a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a spring… …   English World dictionary

  • snare — ► NOUN 1) a trap for catching small animals, consisting of a loop of wire or cord that pulls tight. 2) a thing likely to lure someone into harm or error. 3) a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound.… …   English terms dictionary

  • snare — n trap, *lure, bait, decoy Analogous words: trickery, *deception, chicanery, chicane snare vb ensnare, trap, entrap, bag, *catch, capture Analogous words: *lure, entice, inveigle, tempt, seduce, decoy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • snare — [n] trap allurement, bait, booby trap*, catch, come on*, deception, decoy, enticement, entrapment, inveiglement, lure, net, noose, pitfall, quicksand, seducement, temptation, trick, wire*; concepts 529,674 Ant. freedom, liberation snare [v] catch …   New thesaurus

  • snare — index ambush, artifice, bait (lure), deceive, deception, ensnare, entrap, hunt, i …   Law dictionary

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  • Snare — A snare is a kind of trap used for capturing animals. It may also mean:* Snare drum * SNARE (protein), a family of proteins involved in vesicle fusion * The Snares, a group of islands approximately 200 kilometres south of New Zealand * Snare, a… …   Wikipedia

  • snare — {{11}}snare (n.1) noose for catching animals, c.1100, from O.N. snara noose, snare, related to soenri twisted rope, from P.Gmc. *snarkho (Cf. M.Du. snare, Du. snaar, O.H.G. snare, Ger. Schnur noose, cord ). {{12}}snare (n …   Etymology dictionary

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