snare

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /snɛr/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /snɛə/

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Noun

Singular snare

Plural snares

1. (countable) A snare is a trap that is used to catch small animals.

   The snare caught a squirrel.

Verb

Plain form snare

Third-person singular snares

Past tense snared

Past participle snared

Present participle snaring

1. If something gets snared, it gets trapped in a snare.

   The birds were snared.