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snare
Overview of noun snare
The noun snare has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) trap, snare -- (something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion")
2. snare drum, snare, side drum -- (a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head)
3. snare -- (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)
4. snare -- (strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit)
5. snare, gin, noose -- (a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose)
Overview of verb snare
The verb snare has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")
2. hook, snare -- (entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snare
5 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, snare
=> design, plan
=> arrangement, organization, organisation, system
=> structure
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
=> drum, membranophone, tympan
=> percussion instrument, percussive instrument
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
snare
=> surgical instrument
=> medical instrument
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
snare
=> string
=> cord
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
=> trap
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun snare
1 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, snare
=> iron trap
=> speed trap
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snare
5 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, snare
=> design, plan
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
=> drum, membranophone, tympan
Sense 3
snare
=> surgical instrument
Sense 4
snare
=> string
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
=> trap
Antonyms of noun snare
Member Holonyms of noun snare
Substance Holonyms of noun snare
Part Holonyms of noun snare
1 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 4
snare
PART OF: snare drum, snare, side drum
Member Meronyms of noun snare
Substance Meronyms of noun snare
Part Meronyms of noun snare
2 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
HAS PART: snare
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
HAS PART: slipknot
Meronyms of noun snare
2 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
HAS PART: snare
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
HAS PART: slipknot
Holonyms of noun snare
1 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 4
snare
PART OF: snare drum, snare, side drum
Attributes of noun snare
Derived Forms of noun snare
2 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, snare
RELATED TO>(verb) snare#2
=> hook, snare
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
RELATED TO>(verb) snare#1
=> trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
Domain of noun snare
Domain Terms of noun snare
Familiarity of noun snare
snare used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun snare
5 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, snare
> design, plan
=> configuration, constellation
=> layout
=> trap, snare
=> hotel plan, meal plan
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
> drum, membranophone, tympan
=> bass drum, gran casa
=> bongo, bongo drum
=> snare drum, snare, side drum
=> tabor, tabour
=> tambour
=> tambourine
=> tenor drum, tom-tom
=> timbrel
Sense 3
snare
> surgical instrument
=> curette, curet
=> dermatome
=> dilator, dilater
=> hemostat, haemostat
=> photocoagulator
=> probe
=> retractor
=> snare
=> surgical knife
=> trepan, trephine
Sense 4
snare
> string
=> snare
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
> trap
=> flytrap
=> lobster pot
=> mantrap
=> mousetrap
=> net
=> pit, pitfall
=> pound net
=> rattrap
=> snare, gin, noose
=> steel trap
=> web, entanglement
Meronyms of noun snare
5 senses of snare
Sense 2
snare drum, snare, side drum
HAS PART: snare
=> drum, membranophone, tympan
HAS PART: drumhead, head
=> percussion instrument, percussive instrument
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
snare
=> surgical instrument
=> medical instrument
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
snare
=> string
=> cord
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
snare, gin, noose
HAS PART: slipknot
=> trap
HAS PART: bait, decoy, lure
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun snare
1 of 5 senses of snare
Sense 4
snare
PART OF: snare drum, snare, side drum
Grep of noun snare
snare
snare drum
snarer
Antonyms of verb snare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snare
2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
=> capture, catch
=> get, acquire
Sense 2
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
=> provoke, stimulate
=> challenge
=> invite, bid
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb snare
1 of 2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
=> gin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb snare
2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
=> capture, catch
Sense 2
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
'Cause To' of verb snare
Derived Forms of verb snare
2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
RELATED TO>(noun) snare#5
=> snare, gin, noose
RELATED TO>(noun) snarer#1
=> snarer
Sense 2
hook, snare
RELATED TO>(noun) snare#1
=> trap, snare
Domain of verb snare
1 of 2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
TOPIC>(noun) hunt#8, hunting#1
Domain Terms of verb snare
Familiarity of verb snare
snare used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb snare
2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
EX: They snare the animals
Sense 2
hook, snare
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb snare
2 senses of snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
> capture, catch
=> hunt, run, hunt down, track down
=> frog
=> bag
=> batfowl
=> rat
=> trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
Sense 2
hook, snare
> entice, lure, tempt
=> hook, snare
=> seduce
=> call
=> stool
=> lead on
=> tweedle
=> decoy
=> bait
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb snare
Sense 1
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
=> capture, catch
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Sense 2
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
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Grep of verb snare
ensnare
snare
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