trap in WordNet English dictionary

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

1. catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men trap foxes"
   trap  entrap  snare  ensnare  trammel 
   
2. to hold fast or prevent from moving
   "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
   trap  pin  immobilize  immobilise 
   
3. place in a confining or embarrassing position
   "He was trapped in a difficult situation"
   trap  pin down 
   
4. hold or catch as if in a trap
   "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"
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