Trap

verb
træp

Noun

  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

    the exam was full of trap questions

    Similar:Snare
    Type of:DesignPlan
  • a hazard on a golf course

    Similar:Bunker
    Type of:Hazard
  • informal terms for the mouth

    Similar:CakeholeGobHoleMawYap
    Type of:Mouth
  • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

    Similar:AmbuscadeAmbush
  • a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

    Type of:Device
  • a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

  • a light two-wheeled carriage

    Type of:CarriageRigEquipage
  • drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

    Type of:DrainpipeDrain

Verb

  • catch in or as if in a trap

    The men trap foxes

    Similar:EnsnareEntrapSnareTrammel
    Type of:CaptureCatch
  • place in a confining or embarrassing position

    He was trapped in a difficult situation

    Type of:ConfineDetain
  • hold or catch as if in a trap

    The gaps between the teeth trap food particles

    Type of:Hold
  • to hold fast or prevent from moving

    Similar:ImmobiliseImmobilizePin

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