something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;
"the exam was full of trap questions"
"it was all a snare and delusion"
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose