I. snare 1 /sneə $ sner/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: snara ]
1 . a trap for catching an animal, especially one that uses a wire or rope to catch the animal by its foot:
A rabbit was caught in the snare.
2 . literary something that is intended to trick someone and get them into a difficult situation SYN trap :
I didn’t want to fall into the same snare again.
II. snare 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to catch an animal by using a snare
2 . to get something or someone you want in a clever way, often by deceiving other people:
She’s hoping to snare a wealthy husband.