Definitions for trap

Definitions for (noun) trap

Main entry: trap, lying in wait, ambuscade, ambush

Definition: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise


Main entry: bunker, sand trap, trap

Definition: a hazard on a golf course


Main entry: trap

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


Main entry: trap

Definition: a light two-wheeled carriage


Main entry: trap

Definition: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters


Main entry: trap

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


Main entry: gob, hole, yap, maw, trap, cakehole

Definition: informal terms for the mouth


Main entry: snare, trap

Definition: something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

Usage: the exam was full of trap questions; it was all a snare and delusion


Definitions for (verb) trap

Main entry: trap, immobilise, immobilize, pin

Definition: to hold fast or prevent from moving

Usage: The child was pinned under the fallen tree


Main entry: snare, trammel, trap, ensnare, entrap

Definition: catch in or as if in a trap

Usage: The men trap foxes


Main entry: trap

Definition: hold or catch as if in a trap

Usage: The gaps between the teeth trap food particles


Main entry: trap, pin down

Definition: place in a confining or embarrassing position

Usage: He was trapped in a difficult situation


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