lure vs snare

lure

noun
  • An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish. 

  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. 

  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk. 

  • A velvet smoothing brush. 

verb
  • To recall a hawk with a lure. 

  • To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile. 

  • To attract fish with a lure. 

snare

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

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

  • A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc. 

  • A mental or psychological trap. 

  • A snare drum. 

  • 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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