DICTOMETER

TRAP

(trap, atrapar, red, trampa, fange, felle, snare)

1. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   • Snare
   Definitions:
   • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
   Examples:
   • The exam was full of trap questions
   • It was all a snare and delusion
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Ambush
   • Ambuscade
   • Lying in wait
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   • Cakehole
   • Hole
   • Maw
   • Yap
   • Gob
   Definitions:
   • informal terms for the mouth
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • a light two-wheeled carriage
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Bunker
   • Sand trap
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • a hazard on a golf course
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   • Pin down
   Definitions:
   • place in a confining or embarrassing position
   Examples:
   • He was trapped in a difficult situation
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   • Entrap
   • Snare
   • Ensnare
   • Trammel
   Definitions:
   • catch in or as if in a trap
   Examples:
   • The men trap foxes
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   Definitions:
   • hold or catch as if in a trap
   Examples:
   • The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Trap
   • Pin
   • Immobilize
   • Immobilise
   Definitions:
   • to hold fast or prevent from moving
   Examples:
   • The child was pinned under the fallen tree