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snarelike

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English

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Etymology

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From snare +‎ -like.

Adjective

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snarelike (comparative more snarelike, superlative most snarelike)

  1. Resembling a snare (musical instrument), or the sound of a snare.
    • 1998, Generations of Youth: Youth Cultures and History:
      [] divining gender identity and black expressivity with gyrating hips and snarelike hand claps.
  2. Resembling a snare (trap).
    • 2013, Coagulants—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition:
      A known loop is a snarelike loop that is passed through an endoscope's working channel via a flexible delivery catheter.