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Raresnares
The correct spelling is snares.
How to pronounce snares
/snɛəz/
nounIPA: /snɛəz/
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The correct spelling is snares. A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- 2.A mental or psychological trap.
- 3.A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- 4.A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- 5.A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.
verb
- 1.To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- 2.To ensnare.
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