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snare

noun
  1. a trap for birds or small mammals
    gin
  2. strings stretched across the lower head of a snare 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
  4. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
    snare drumside drum
  5. something, often deceptively attractive, that catches you unawares
    “the con man's snare enticed hundreds of victims”
    trap
verb
  1. entice and trap
    “The car salesman had snared three potential customers”
    hook
  2. catch in or as if in a trap
    trap