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trap

English

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