Meaning

• 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.

Meaning

• To catch or hold, especially with a loop.

• To ensnare.