snare vs drum

snare and drum both are nouns.

snare and drum both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snare	Yes	No	Yes	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hypernym of snare; that is, drum is a word with a broader meaning than snare:

snare: a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
drum: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Other hypernyms of snare include membranophone, tympan.

snare (noun)	drum (noun)
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
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	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

snare (verb)	drum (verb)
entice and trap	study intensively, as before an exam
catch in or as if in a trap	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between snare and drum

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