n. 1.something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares 2.a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head 3.a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them 4.strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum 5.a trap for birds or small mammals snare v. 1.catch in or as if in a trap 2.entice and trap
