Snare

·noun The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

II. Snare ·noun Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.

III. Snare ·noun An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, ·etc., by avulsion.

IV. Snare ·noun 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.

V. Snare ·vt To catch with a snare; to Insnare; to Entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.