Snare vs. Trap

Snarenoun

A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

Snarenoun

A mental or psychological trap.

Snarenoun

(veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.

Snarenoun

(surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.

Snarenoun

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.

Snarenoun

(music) A snare drum.

Snareverb

(transitive) To catch or hold, especially with a loop.

Snareverb

To ensnare.

Snarenoun

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.

Snarenoun

Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.

Snarenoun

The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

Snarenoun

An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.

Snareverb

To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.

Snarenoun

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;

Snarenoun

a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

Snarenoun

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

Snarenoun

strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit

Snarenoun

a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose

Snareverb

catch in or as if in a trap;

Snareverb

entice and trap;

Snarenoun

a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord.

Snarenoun

a thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error

Snarenoun

a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound.

Snarenoun

a drum fitted with snares; a side drum.

Snarenoun

a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths.

Snareverb

catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare

Snareverb

catch or trap (someone)

Trapnoun

A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

Trapnoun

A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

Trapnoun

A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

Trapnoun

A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball

Trapnoun

The game of trapball itself.

Trapnoun

Any device used to hold and suddenly release an object.

Trapnoun

A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

Trapnoun

A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for lack of an outlet.

Trapnoun

(historical) A light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

Trapnoun

(slang) A person's mouth.

Trapnoun

(in the plural) Belongings.

Trapnoun

(slang) A cubicle (in a public toilet).

Trapnoun

(sports) Trapshooting.

Trapnoun

(computing) An exception generated by the processor or by an external event.

Trapnoun

A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.

Trapnoun

A vehicle, residential building, or sidewalk corner where drugs are manufactured, packaged, or sold. Also used attributively to describe things which are used for the sale of drugs, e.g. "a trap phone", "a trap car".

Trapnoun

A kind of movable stepladder.

Trapnoun

A non-op trans woman or (femininely dressed) transvestite.

Trapnoun

A fictional character from anime, or related media, who is coded as or has qualities typically associated with a gender other than the character's textual gender.

Trapnoun

A fusion genre of hip-hop and electronic music.

Trapnoun

A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.

Trapnoun

The trapezius muscle.

Trapverb

(transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

Trapverb

(transitive) To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

Trapverb

(transitive) To provide with a trap.

Trapverb

(intransitive) To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game

Trapverb

(intransitive) To leave suddenly, to flee.

Trapverb

To sell narcotics, especially in a public area.

Trapverb

To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.

Trapverb

To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

Trapverb

To dress with ornaments; to adorn; - said especially of horses.

Trapverb

To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes.

Trapverb

Fig.: To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

Trapverb

To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a sewer pipe. See 4th Trap, 5.

Trapverb

To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver.

Trapnoun

An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.

Trapnoun

A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes.

Trapnoun

Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may be caught unawares.

Trapnoun

A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at.

Trapnoun

The game of trapball.

Trapnoun

A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.

Trapnoun

A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet.

Trapnoun

A wagon, or other vehicle.

Trapnoun

A kind of movable stepladder.

Trapadjective

Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike.

Trapnoun

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

Trapnoun

drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

Trapnoun

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;

Trapnoun

a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

Trapnoun

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

Trapnoun

informal terms for the mouth

Trapnoun

a light two-wheeled carriage

Trapnoun

a hazard on a golf course

Trapverb

place in a confining or embarrassing position;

Trapverb

catch in or as if in a trap;

Trapverb

hold or catch as if in a trap;

Trapverb

to hold fast or prevent from moving;