snare
21snare — Hei, alehe, ahele, hele, pahele; pāhelehele (example, For. 5:85); ūpiki, ōpiki, hihi; ♦ crab snare, kao, paeaea; ♦ shrimp snare, pulu aha; ♦ bird snare, auku u, kāpi o, kaukau; pu u (plover); kīpuka (owl); hīpuka, pehe. ♦ To snare… …
22snare — 1. noun a) A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather. ...and I had now lived two years under this uneasiness, which, indeed, made my life much less comfortable than it was before, as may be well imagined by any who know what it is to… …
23snare — snare1 [ sner ] noun count 1. ) a piece of equipment used for catching an animal that consists of a wire or rope that pulls tightly around the animal 2. ) LITERARY a trick that catches someone and keeps them in an unpleasant situation: TRAP snare …
24snare — noun 1》 a trap for catching small animals, consisting of a loop of wire or cord that pulls tight. 2》 a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound. ↘(also snare drum) a drum fitted with snares; a side… …
25snare — n. & v. n. 1 a trap for catching birds or animals, esp. with a noose of wire or cord. 2 a thing that acts as a temptation. 3 a device for tempting an enemy etc. to expose himself or herself to danger, failure, loss, capture, defeat, etc. 4 (in… …
26Snare — The expression (Amos 3:5), Shall one take up a snare from the earth? etc. (Authorized Version), ought to be, as in the Revised Version, Shall a snare spring up from the ground? etc. (See Gin.) …
27Snare — Recorded in several forms incluiding Snare, Snar, Snarr, and diminutives Snaree, Snarie, Snarey, Snary, and others, this is an English surname. It is however of pre 7th century Norse Viking origins, and derives from the word snarr meaning swift… …
28snare — 1. noun 1) the hare was caught in a snare Syn: trap, gin, net, noose 2) avoid the snares of the new law Syn: pitfall, trap, catch, danger, hazard, peril; web, mesh …
29snare — [sneə] noun [C] I a piece of equipment that is used for catching an animal II verb [T] snare [sneə] 1) to catch an animal using a snare 2) to trick someone into an unpleasant situation that they cannot escape from …
30snare — An instrument for removing polyps and other projections from a surface, especially within a cavity; it consists of a wire loop passed around the base of the tumor and gradually tightened. [A.S. snear, a cord] cold s. an unheated s..… …
