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
  • (n) something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
    • the exam was full of trap questions
    • it was all a snare and delusion
    snare,
  • (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

  • (v) place in a confining or embarrassing position
    • He was trapped in a difficult situation
    pin down,
  • (v) catch in or as if in a trap
    • The men trap foxes
    snare, trammel, ensnare, entrap,
  • (v) hold or catch as if in a trap
    • The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
  • (v) to hold fast or prevent from moving
    • The child was pinned under the fallen tree
    pin, immobilise, immobilize,

Synonyms

pin down snare trammel ensnare entrap pin immobilise immobilize ambuscade ambush lying in wait cakehole maw yap gob hole bunker sand trap

Words of close approximity

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TRF TRH TRM try
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