noun
- A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned.
- Drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas.
- Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares.
- usage: "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
- synonyms: snare
- A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters.
- The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
- synonyms: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait
- Informal terms for the mouth.
- A light two-wheeled carriage.
- A hazard on a golf course.
verb
- Place in a confining or embarrassing position.
- usage: "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
- synonyms: pin down
- Catch in or as if in a trap.
- usage: "The men trap foxes"
- Hold or catch as if in a trap.
- usage: "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
- To hold fast or prevent from moving.
- usage: "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- synonyms: pin, immobilize, immobilise