Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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noose | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snare | Yes | No | Yes | No |
noose (noun) | snare (noun) |
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a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose |
a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit |
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 |
noose (verb) | snare (verb) |
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secure with a noose | entice and trap |
make a noose in or of | catch in or as if in a trap |