a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent |
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer |
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
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 curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something |
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something |
| a catch for locking a door |
| anything that serves as an enticement |
| a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook |