Trap Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Trap

Meaning 1 : to hold fast or prevent from moving

    Synonyms : immobilise,  immobilize,  pin
Meaning 2 : catch in or as if in a trap

    Example : The men trap foxes

    Synonyms : ensnare,  entrap,  snare,  trammel
Meaning 3 : something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

    Example : the exam was full of trap questions

    Synonyms : snare
Meaning 4 : a hazard on a golf course

    Synonyms : bunker,  sand trap
Meaning 5 : informal terms for the mouth

    Synonyms : cakehole,  gob,  hole,  maw,  yap
Meaning 6 : place in a confining or embarrassing position

    Example : He was trapped in a difficult situation

    Synonyms : pin down
Meaning 7 : the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

    Synonyms : ambuscade,  ambush,  lying in wait
Meaning 8 : a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

Meaning 9 : a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

Meaning 10 : a light two-wheeled carriage

Meaning 11 : drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

Meaning 12 : hold or catch as if in a trap

    Example : The gaps between the teeth trap food particles

How to Pronounce Trap

  • træp


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