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   trap

   /trap/

   noun

   • 1. a device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body: "the squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps" Similar snarenetcageprisonencumbranceburdenproblem
   • ▪ the compartment from which a greyhound is released at the start of a race.
   • 2. a situation in which people lie in wait to make a surprise attack: "we were fed false information by a double agent and walked straight into a trap" Similar ambushluredecoybaitdated:ambuscade
   • ▪ a trick by which someone is misled into acting contrary to their interests or intentions: "by keeping quiet I was walking into a trap" Similar trickstratagemployrusewiledeceptionartificesubterfugedevicetrickeryinformal:set-uparchaic:toils
   • ▪ an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape: "they fell into the trap of relying too little on equity finance" Similar ambushluredecoybaitdated:ambuscadesnarenetcageprisonencumbranceburdenproblem
   • 3. a container or device used to collect something, or a place where something collects: "one fuel filter and water trap are sufficient on the fuel system"
   • ▪ a curve in the waste pipe from a bath, basin, or toilet that is always full of liquid and prevents gases from coming up the pipe into the building.
   • ▪ a bunker or other hollow on a golf course.
   • 4. a light, two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse or pony.
   • 5. a device for hurling an object such as a clay pigeon into the air to be shot at.
   • ▪ (in the game of trapball) the shoe-shaped device that is hit with a bat to send the ball into the air. historical
   • 6. short for trapdoor
   • 7. a person's mouth (used in expressions to do with speaking): informal "keep your trap shut!" Similar mouthjawslipsmawinformal:chopskisseryapgobcakeholemushpussbazoobake
   • 8. (among jazz musicians) drums or percussion instruments: informal "I played the traps a little myself once"
   • 9. a type of hip-hop music typically characterized by a dark tone and rhythms involving low-pitched kick drums and a very fast hi-hat: "the LP will feature his raps over a wide range of electronic sounds from dubstep to trap"
   • 10. a place where drugs are sold: informal US "a trap full of dealers"

   verb

   • 1. catch (an animal) in a trap. Similar confinecatchcut offcornerpin downdrive into a cornerpenhem inclose inshut inhedge inimprisonhold captive
   • ▪ prevent (someone) from escaping from a place: "twenty workers were trapped by flames"
   • ▪ have (something, typically a part of the body) held tightly by something so that it cannot be freed: "he had trapped his finger in a spring-loaded hinge" Similar get stuckcatchget caught
   • ▪ bring (the ball) under control with the foot or other part of the body on receiving it: "the ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot"
   • 2. trick or deceive (someone) into doing something contrary to their interests or intentions: "I hoped to trap him into an admission" Similar trickdupedeceivecheatlureinveiglebeguilefoolhoodwinkseducecajolewheedlegullcatch outtrip upoutwitoutsmartarchaic:cozen

   Word Origin Old Englishtræppe (in coltetræppe ‘Christ's thorn’); related to Middle Dutch trappe and medieval Latin trappa, of uncertain origin. The verb dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. traplike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRAPPED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Trapped is the past tense and past participle of trap, which means to catch or hold someone or something in a place or situation. Learn how to use trapped in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     (Definition of trapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's...

   • Znaczenie Trapped, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     trapped definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...

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     TRAPEZIUM definition: 1. a flat shape with four sides, where...

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     TRAPPED 의미, 정의, TRAPPED의 정의: 1. past simple and past...

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     TRAPPINGS definition: 1. all the things that are part of or...

   • Trap

     a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into...

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   Trapped definition: caught in or as if in a trap or by a ruse, trick, or stratagem. See examples of TRAPPED used in a sentence.

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   Trapped is the past tense and past participle of trap, which means to catch or hold someone or something in a place or situation. Learn how to use trapped in sentences with different meanings and contexts from various sources.

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   Learn the meaning of trapped as a noun and an adjective, and find synonyms for both. See examples of trapped in different contexts, such as sports, music, and slang.

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   Definitions of trapped. adjective. forced to turn and face attackers. “like a trapped animal”. synonyms: at bay, cornered, treed. unfree. hampered and not free; not able to act at will. Pronunciation.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to escape: The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap. fall into a trap She's too smart to fall into the trap of working without pay. Fewer examples.