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.