■ noun
1》 a trap for catching small animals, consisting of a loop of wire or cord that pulls tight.
2》 a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound.
↘(also ~ drum ) a drum fitted with ~s; a side drum.
3》 Surgery a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths.
■ verb catch in a ~.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE sneare , from ON snara ; sense 2 is prob. from Mid. Low Ger., MDu. ~ 'harp string'.