snare
     n 1: 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}, {side 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 cavities
     4: strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum;
        they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
     5: a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose [syn: {gin},
         {noose}]
     v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: {trap},
           {entrap}, {ensnare}, {trammel}]
     2: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three
        potential customers" [syn: {hook}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0