snare


Meanings

  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;
    • "it was all a snare and delusion"
  • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
  • 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
  • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
  • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  • catch in or as if in a trap;
  • entice and trap;
    • "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
  • SNARE v SNARED, SNARING, SNARES to trap


Scrabble Score: 5

snare is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

snare is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

snare is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

snare is a valid Words With Friends word