snark.html - n.
a fabulous animal, orig. the subject of a nonsense poem. [The Hunting of the Snark (1876) by Lewis Carroll]

snark.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a trap for catching birds or animals, esp. with a noose of wire or cord.
2 a thing that acts as a temptation.
3 a device for tempting an enemy etc. to expose himself or herself to danger, failure, loss, capture, defeat, etc.
4 (in sing. or pl.) Mus. twisted strings of gut, hide, or wire stretched across the lower head of a side-drum to produce a rattling sound.
5 (in full snare drum) a drum fitted with snares.
6 Surgery a wire loop for extracting polyps etc.

--v.

tr.
1 catch (a bird etc.) in a snare.
2 ensnare; lure or trap (a person) with a snare.

snarer n. (also in comb.). [OE sneare f. ON snara: senses 4 & 5 prob. f. MLG or MDu.]

snark.html - n.
a fabulous animal, orig. the subject of a nonsense poem. [The Hunting of the Snark (1876) by Lewis Carroll]

snark.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. (of a dog) make an angry growl with bared teeth.
2 intr. (of a person) speak cynically; make bad-tempered complaints or criticisms.
3 tr. (often foll. by out) a utter in a snarling tone. b express (discontent etc.) by snarling.

--n.

the act or sound of snarling.

snarler n. snarlingly adv. snarly adj. (snarlier, snarliest). [earlier snar f. (M)LG, MHG snarren]

snark.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 tr. (often foll. by up) twist; entangle; confuse and hamper the movement of (traffic etc.).
2 intr. (often foll. by up) become entangled, congested, or confused.
3 tr. adorn the exterior of (a narrow metal vessel) with raised work.

--n.

a knot or tangle.

snarling iron an implement used for snarling metal. snarl-up colloq. a traffic jam; a muddle; a mistake. [ME f. snare (n. & v.): sense 3 perh. f. noun in dial. sense 'knot in wood']

snark.html - {n.} A very slow movement forward. * /Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays./ * /The donkey on which he was riding moved at a snail's pace./