(n.) A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the
like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a
trap; a gin.
(n.) Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into
trouble.
(n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
(n.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose,
for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.
(v. t.) To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to
bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.
