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snare

(sn/(@)/r )

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares(noun.cognition)

Example:
It was all a snare and delusion.

Synonym:
trap

source: wordnet30
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
side drum, snare drum

source: wordnet30
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(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
gin, noose

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

catch in or as if in a trap(verb.contact)

Synonym:
ensnare, entrap, trammel, trap

source: wordnet30
entice and trap(verb.communication)

Example:
The car salesman had snared three potential customers.

Synonym:
hook

source: wordnet30
To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.(verb)

source: webster1913

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