Question

what does he/she hear?the snare

Answer 1

1. countable noun

A snare is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.

2. countable noun

If you describe a situation as a snare, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape.

[formal]

Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work.

Worldly success could prove a snare unless used for the good of others.

3. verb

If someone snares an animal, they catch it using a snare.

He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.[VERB noun]

Synonyms: trap, catch, net, wire   More Synonyms of snare

4. verb [usually passive]

If someone is snared, they are caught in a trap.

A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when she was snared by a rope stretched across the road. [be VERB-ed]

5. verb

If someone snares something, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people.