trap
Nouns
- (n) a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- (n) drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
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(n) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- the exam was full of trap questions
- it was all a snare and delusion
- (n) a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
- (n) the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait,
- (n) informal terms for the mouth cakehole, maw, yap, gob, hole,
- (n) a light two-wheeled carriage
- (n) a hazard on a golf course bunker, sand trap,
Verbs
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(v) place in a confining or embarrassing position
- He was trapped in a difficult situation
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(v) catch in or as if in a trap
- The men trap foxes
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(v) hold or catch as if in a trap
- The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
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(v) to hold fast or prevent from moving
- The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Synonyms
pin down snare trammel ensnare entrap pin immobilise immobilize ambuscade ambush lying in wait cakehole maw yap gob hole bunker sand trapWords of close approximity
Trapa
Trapa bicornis
Trapaceae
Trapa natans
trap-and-drain auger
trap block
trap door
trap-door spider
trapeze
trapezium
trapezium bone
trapezius
trapezius muscle
trapezohedron
trapezoid
trapezoidal
trapezoid bone
trap line
trapped
trapper
trapper's tea
trapping
trappings
Trappist
trap play
trapshooter
trapshooting