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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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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.
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.
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.
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares. “the exam was full of trap questions” synonyms: snare. see more. noun. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise. synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, lying in wait.
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.
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.
Definition of trap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. [ countable] an apparatus for catching birds or other animals: several traps to catch mice. a trick for catching a person by surprise: When the thief tried to sell the stolen goods to the undercover detective, he fell right into the trap.
trap meaning, definition, what is trap: a piece of equipment for catching animal...: Learn more.
trap something to catch or keep something in a place and prevent it from escaping, especially so that you can use it. Solar panels trap energy from the sun. trick. trap somebody (into something/into doing something) to trick somebody into something. He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the contract.
