Definition of Trap

Noun: trap  trap

1. A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
    
2. Drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
    
3. Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
   "the exam was full of trap questions";
   - snare
    
4. A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
    
5. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
   - ambush, ambuscade [archaic], lying in wait
    
6. Informal term for the mouth
   - cakehole [Brit], hole, maw, yap, gob [Brit]
    
7. A light two-wheeled carriage
    
8. A hazard on a golf course
   - bunker, sand trap

1. Place in a confining or embarrassing position
   "He was trapped in a difficult situation";
   - pin down
    
2. (hunting) catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men trap foxes";
   - entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
    
3. Hold or catch as if in a trap
   "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
    
4. To hold fast or prevent from moving
   "The child was trapped under the fallen tree";
   - pin, immobilize, immobilise [Brit]

See also:
tranylcypromine
Trapa

Anagrams containing the word trap

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