(a snare)

  • 51snare — [sneə] noun [C] I a piece of equipment that is used for catching an animal II verb [T] snare [sneə] 1) to catch an animal using a snare 2) to trick someone into an unpleasant situation that they cannot escape from …

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  • 52Snare River Airport — is a private aerodrome in the Northwest Territories, Canada near the Snare River where caribou may be found on the runway. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency.References …

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  • 53snare — An instrument for removing polyps and other projections from a surface, especially within a cavity; it consists of a wire loop passed around the base of the tumor and gradually tightened. [A.S. snear, a cord] cold s. an unheated s..… …

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  • 54snare — noun Snare is used before these nouns: ↑drum …

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  • 55snare — Synonyms and related words: abstract, allure, allurement, and, annex, appropriate, bag, bait, bait the hook, baited trap, birdlime, bola, bongo drum, boost, borrow, capture, catch, catch out, catch up, charm, chicane, chicanery, cobweb, come on,… …

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  • 56snare — sner /sneÉ™ n. trap, device used to capture small game; something which traps or ensnares; metal or gut string stretched across the head of a snare drum v. catch in a trap, entrap, entangle, capture …

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  • 57snare — 1 noun (C) 1 a trap for catching an animal, especially one that uses a wire or rope to catch the animal by its foot 2 literary something that is intended to trick someone and get them into a difficult situation 2 verb (T) 1 to catch an animal by… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58snare — 1. noun a fox caught in a snare Syn: trap, gin, wire, net, noose 2. verb game birds were snared Syn: trap, catch, net, bag, ensnare, hook …

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  • 59snare — I. /snɛə / (say snair) noun 1. a device, usually consisting of a noose, for capturing birds or small animals. 2. anything serving to entrap, entangle, or catch unawares; a trap. 3. Surgery a noose which removes tumours, etc., by the roots or the… …

  • 60snare — spąstai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žvėrių, paukščių gaudymo įtaisas. atitikmenys: angl. pitfall; snare; trap vok. Falle, f; Fangstelle, f; Haftstelle, f; Trap, m rus. капкан, m; ловушка, f; уловитель, m …

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