snare

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a device used for catching small animals and birds, especially one that holds their leg so that they cannot escape: The rabbit's foot was caught in a snare. 2 (formal) a situation which seems attractive but is unpleasant and difficult to escape from: City life can be full of snares for young people. 3 the metal strings that are stretched across the bottom of a snare drum 4 = SNAREDRUM verb [VN] to catch sth, especially an animal, in a snare: to snare a rabbit * (figurative) Her one thought was to snare a rich husband. * (figurative) He found himself snared in a web of intrigue.