(snâr) noun
1. A device, as a noose, for catching birds or other animals; a gin; trap.
2. Anything by which one is brought into trouble or caused to sin; an allurement; wile.
3. Surg. A loop of wire used to remove tumors and other growths from the body.
—v.t. snared, snar·ing
1. To catch with a snare; ensnare; entrap.
2. To capture by trickery; entice; inveigle. [<ON snara. Akin to SNARE².]
—snar′er noun

(snâr) noun
1. A cord to produce a rattling on a drumhead.
2. A snare drum. [<MDu., a string. Akin to SNARE¹.]