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trap
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Noun
  • a hazard on a golf course
  • a light two-wheeled carriage
  • informal terms for the mouth
  • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
  • a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
  • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
    • the exam was full of trap questions
    • it was all a snare and delusion
  • drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
  • a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Verb
  • to hold fast or prevent from moving
    • The child was pinned under the fallen tree
  • hold or catch as if in a trap
    • The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
  • catch in or as if in a trap
    • The men trap foxes
  • place in a confining or embarrassing position
    • He was trapped in a difficult situation
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