Meaning

• 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