Snare
 

snare
noun1.something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"[syn: trap]2.a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head[syn: snare drum]3.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 cavities4.strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit5.a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
verb1.catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"[syn: trap]2.entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"[syn: hook]