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Webster 1913 Edition


Snare

Snare

,
Noun.
[AS.
snear
a cord, a string; akin to D.
snoer
, G.
schnur
, OHG.
snour
a cord,
snarahha
a noose, Dan.
snare
, Sw. & Icel.
snara
, Goth.
sn[GREEK]rj[GREEK]
a basket; and probably also to E.
needle
. See
Needle
, and cf.
Snarl
to entangle.]
1.
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.
2.
Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.
If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed,
Stands with the
snares
of war to tangle thee.
Shakespeare
3.
The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
4.
(Med.)
An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.
Snare drum
,
the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum; – so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.

Snare

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Snared
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Snaring
.]
To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.
Lest that too heavenly form . . .
snare
them.
Milton.
The mournful crocodile
With sorrow
snares
relenting passengers.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Snare

SNARE

, n.
1.
An instrument for catching animals, particularly fowls, by the leg. It consists of a cord or string with slip-knots, in which the leg is entangled. A snare is not a net.
2.
Any thing by which one is entangled and brought into troble. I Cor. 7. A fool's lip are the snare of his soul. Prov. 18.

SNARE

,
Verb.
T.
To catch with a snare; to ensnare; to entangle; to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity or danger. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Ps. 9.

Definition 2024


snare

snare

English

Noun

snare (plural snares)

  1. A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather.
  2. (rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion.
    • Shakespeare
      If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, / Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.
    • 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
      ...and I had now lived two years under this uneasiness, which, indeed, made my life much less comfortable than it was before, as may be well imagined by any who know what it is to live in the constant snare of the fear of man.
  3. (veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
  4. (music) A set of chains strung across the bottom of a drum to create a rattling sound.
  5. (music) A snare drum.

Translations

Verb

snare (third-person singular simple present snares, present participle snaring, simple past and past participle snared)

  1. To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
    • Milton
      Lest that too heavenly form [] snare them.
    • Shakespeare
      The mournful crocodile / With sorrow snares relenting passengers.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

snare

  1. definite singular of snar
  2. plural form of snar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

snare

  1. definite singular of snar
  2. plural form of snar

Swedish

Adjective

snare

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of snar.