a trap, often consisting of a noose that pulls tight, for catching birds or small animals
something designed or intended to trap or deceive
any of the catgut strings or metal spirals placed over the skin of a snare drum to produce a rattling sound
a surgical instrument consisting usu of a wire loop constricted by a mechanism in the handle and used for removing tissue masses, e.g. tonsils, polyps, etc
[Old English sneare from Old Norse snara]