snare

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
2. 2
   A mental or psychological trap.
3. 3
   A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
4. 4
   A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
5. 5
   A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
6. 6
   A snare drum.
7. 7
   Any of a class of proteins whose primary role is to mediate vesicle fusion.

Verb

1. 1
   To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
2. 2
   To ensnare.
3. 3
   To play (a snare drum, or a beat on or as if on a snare drum).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.