SNARE
What does "SNARE" mean?
A trap, especially a loop of wire or cord used to catch small animals.
Meanings
- A trap with a noose for catching birds or small game. The trapper set a snare along the rabbit run.
- Anything by which one is entangled, entrapped, or deceived. The contract was a snare hidden in fine print. figurative
- To catch in or as if in a trap. They managed to snare a few fish before dark.
- A drum fitted with strands of wire or gut across its lower head to give a sharp, rattling tone; also those strands. The marching band's snare cracked out the cadence. technical
Did you know?
- The snare drum gets its name from the snares - strands of wire or gut stretched against its bottom head that buzz when the drum is struck, giving the sharp crack heard in marching bands.
Word origin
From Old English 'sneare' or Old Norse 'snara', a noose or string; related to roots meaning to twist or wind a cord, which a noose does.
Remember it
A SNARE is a SNARL of cord pulled tight - both come from the same twisting root.
A little poem
The wire waits where the rabbit-trail runs thin-
no malice in the loop, just patience pulled to a noose.
couplet
Wordplay
- The drummer set a trap for the rabbit and caught a rhythm instead - it was a snare either way.
What it teaches
Most snares look like nothing at all until the loop is already around you.
Quick facts
What does SNARE mean?
A trap, especially a loop of wire or cord used to catch small animals.
Is SNARE a valid word?
Yes — SNARE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SNARE?
SNARE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SNARE come from?
From Old English 'sneare' or Old Norse 'snara', a noose or string; related to roots meaning to twist or wind a cord, which a noose does.
What can SNARE teach us?
Most snares look like nothing at all until the loop is already around you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.