Overview of noun trap

The noun trap has 8 senses

• trap -- (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)


• trap -- (drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas)


• trap, snare -- (something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion")


• trap -- (a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters)


• ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap -- (the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)


• trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob -- (informal terms for the mouth)


• trap -- (a light two-wheeled carriage)


• bunker, sand trap, trap -- (a hazard on a golf course)

Overview of verb trap

The verb trap has 4 senses

• trap, pin down -- (place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation")


• trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel -- (catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes")


• trap -- (hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles")


• trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise -- (to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree")