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snare
/snɛə/
noun
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.
verb
To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
To ensnare.
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