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(noun) a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose |
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Synonyms: gin, noose |
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Related Words: trap |
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(noun) strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit |
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Related Words: string |
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(noun) 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 |
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Related Words: surgical instrument |
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(noun) a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head |
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Synonyms: side drum, snare drum |
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Related Words: drum, membranophone, tympan |
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(noun) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" |
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Synonyms: trap |
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Related Words: design, iron trap, plan, speed trap |
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(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" |
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Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, trammel, trap |
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Related Words: capture, catch, gin |
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