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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

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

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   (Definition of trapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of trapped. trapped. The closure of the blocked channels can be inferred because the blocker remains stably trapped in the closed channel. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRAPPED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. (of an animal) caught in a trap 2. unable to move or escape as a result of obstruction 3. unable to escape, as.... Click for more definitions.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trappedTrapped Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › trappedTRAPPED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trappedTrapped - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › trappedTRAPPED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (Definition of trapped from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of trapped. trapped. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. From Huffington Post. He said she got trapped in a web of lies she didn't know how to get out of. From NOLA.com.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › trappedTrapped - definition of trapped by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 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.