snare

/snɛə/

A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

A mental or psychological trap.

A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.

A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.

A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.

A snare drum.