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We think the answer is "SNARED" which means:
- noun
- • Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- • A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- • A surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- • Strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- • A trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb
- • Catch in or as if in a trap
- • Entice and trap
An example sentence would be:
- • "He snared a rabbit in the trap."
- • "The spider snared a fly in its web."
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