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trap

/ trap /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
place in a confining or embarrassing position
"He was trapped in a difficult situation"
Type of:
confine detain
Derived:
snare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
hold or catch as if in a trap
"The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
Type of:
hold take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes"
Type of:
capture catch
Kinds of:
gin
Derived:
snare gin noose snarer trapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
hunt hunting
verb Sense 4
to hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Derived:
immobilization immobilisation immobilizing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
"the exam was full of trap questions"
"it was all a snare and delusion"
Type of:
design plan
Kinds of:
iron trap speed trap
Derived:
hook snare
noun Sense 6
informal terms for the mouth
Type of:
mouth oral cavity oral fissure
noun Sense 7
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
Type of:
drain drainpipe waste pipe
noun Sense 8
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
Type of:
mechanical device
noun Sense 9
a light two-wheeled carriage
Type of:
carriage equipage rig
noun Sense 10
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
flytrap lobster pot mantrap mousetrap net
Derived:
entrap snare ensnare trammel
Domain:
animal animate being beast
noun Sense 11
a hazard on a golf course
Type of:
hazard
Has parts:
golf course golf links links
Derived:
bunker
noun Sense 12
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Type of:
surprise attack coup de main
Kinds of:
dry-gulching
Derived:
ambush scupper bushwhack waylay lurk
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
55
Times Searched
3
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confine detain hold take hold capture catch gin design plan iron trap speed trap mouth