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lure vs snare

snare vs lure

lure and snare both are nouns.

lure and snare both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lure Yes No Yes No
snare Yes No Yes No
As verbs, snare is a hyponym of lure; that is, snare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lure:
  • lure: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
  • snare: entice and trap
Other hyponyms of lure include hook, seduce, call, stool, lead on, tweedle, decoy, bait.
lure (noun) snare (noun)
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
anything that serves as an enticement a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
lure (verb) snare (verb)
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion entice and trap
catch in or as if in a trap
Difference between lure and snare

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