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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
- 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
verb
- 1. catch (an animal) in a trap. Similar
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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.
The meaning of TRAP is a device for taking game or other animals; especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly. How to use trap in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trap.
Literally, a trap is a mechanical contrivance for catching animals, the main feature usually being a spring: a trap baited with cheese for mice. Figuratively, trap suggests the scheme of one person to take another by surprise and thereby gain an advantage: a trap for the unwary.
Literally, a trap is a mechanical contrivance for catching animals, the main feature usually being a spring: a trap baited with cheese for mice. Figuratively, trap suggests the scheme of one person to take another by surprise and thereby gain an advantage: a trap for the unwary.
Definitions of trap. noun. a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. see more. noun. drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas. see more. verb. catch in or as if in a trap. “The men trap foxes” synonyms: ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel. see more.
If someone or something is trapped, they cannot move or escape from a place or situation: The car turned over, trapping the driver underneath . Five years into the marriage he felt trapped.
to do/avoid doing something that is a mistake but that seems at first to be a good idea. Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children. The movie avoids the trap of spending too much time explaining things.
1. A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamplike device that springs shut suddenly. 2. A stratagem for catching or tricking an unwary person. 3. A confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult: fell into poverty's trap. 4.
Definitions of 'trap' 1. A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. [...] 2. If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. [...] 3. A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone. [...] More. English for Special Purposes.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses, Golf, Other sports trap1 /træp/ noun [countable] 1 for animals a piece of equipment for catching animals The only way to catch mice is to set a trap.
