Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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trammel | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snare | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trammel (noun) | snare (noun) |
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a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose |
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble | strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit |
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head |
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh | 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 |
trammel (verb) | snare (verb) |
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place limits on (extent or amount or access) | entice and trap |
catch in or as if in a trap | catch in or as if in a trap |