snare

  • 1Snare — Snare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Snaring}.] To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger. [1913 Webster] Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. Milton.… …

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  • 2Snare — Snare, n. [AS. sneara cord, a string; akin to D. snoer, G. schnur, OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare, Sw. & Icel. snara, Goth. sn?rj? a basket; and probably also to E. needle. See {Needle}, and cf. {Snarl} to entangle.] 1. A… …

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  • 3Snare — bezeichnet: eine kleine Trommel eine Proteinfamilie, siehe SNARE (Protein) eine Software zur Netzwerküberwachung Snare ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Esbern Snare (1127–1204), dänischer Adeliger und Heerführer …

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  • 4snare — [sner] n. [ME < OE sneare < ON snara, akin to OHG snarha < IE * (s)nerk < base * (s)ner , to twist: see NARCOTIC] 1. a kind of trap for small animals, usually consisting of a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a spring… …

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  • 5snare — ► NOUN 1) a trap for catching small animals, consisting of a loop of wire or cord that pulls tight. 2) a thing likely to lure someone into harm or error. 3) a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound.… …

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  • 6snare — n trap, *lure, bait, decoy Analogous words: trickery, *deception, chicanery, chicane snare vb ensnare, trap, entrap, bag, *catch, capture Analogous words: *lure, entice, inveigle, tempt, seduce, decoy …

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  • 7snare — [n] trap allurement, bait, booby trap*, catch, come on*, deception, decoy, enticement, entrapment, inveiglement, lure, net, noose, pitfall, quicksand, seducement, temptation, trick, wire*; concepts 529,674 Ant. freedom, liberation snare [v] catch …

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  • 8snare — index ambush, artifice, bait (lure), deceive, deception, ensnare, entrap, hunt, i …

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  • 9SNARE — Молекулярная машина экзоцитозного высвобождения нейромедиатора в синапс. SNARE комплекс формируется за счёт образования четырёхспиральной сцепки между синаптобревином …

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  • 10Snare — A snare is a kind of trap used for capturing animals. It may also mean:* Snare drum * SNARE (protein), a family of proteins involved in vesicle fusion * The Snares, a group of islands approximately 200 kilometres south of New Zealand * Snare, a… …

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