Trap

To hold fast or prevent from moving

Catch in or as if in a trap

In category

Hunting

Hunt

Type of

Capture

Catch

Has types

Gin

Derivation

Trapper

Examples

The men trap foxes

Something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

Synonyms

Snare

Type of

Design

Plan

Examples

The exam was full of trap questions

A hazard on a golf course

Informal terms for the mouth

Place in a confining or embarrassing position

Synonyms

Pin down

Examples

He was trapped in a difficult situation

The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

A device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

A light two-wheeled carriage

Drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

Hold or catch as if in a trap

Examples

The gaps between the teeth trap food particles