snare

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
2. A mental or psychological trap.
3. A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
4. A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
5. A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
6. A snare drum.

Verb

1. To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
2. To ensnare.

Konzepte

Falle

Schlinge

Fallstrick

fangen

Schleife

Schnarrsaite

ergreifen

festnehmen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/snɛ(ə)ɹ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English snare, from Old English snearu, sneare (“a string; cord”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar, snoer.