(n): an arrangement scheme
(n): a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
(n): a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
(n): 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
(n): a medical instrument used in surgery
(n): strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
(n): a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
(n): a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
(n): a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
(v): catch in or as if in a trap
(v): capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
(v): entice and trap
(v): provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
In music, "‘Snares’...consist of a number of gut or wire strings stretched across the lower skin or ‘snare head.’" (A. C. BAINES, _Musical Instruments_ xiv. 335, 1961, cited in OED)
The timbre of the drum's sound can be changed by tightening or loosening the snares.