What is the meaning of the word "trap"?
Definitions:
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catch in or as if in a trap
verb
- The men trap foxes
- The men trap foxes
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hold or catch as if in a trap verb
- The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
- The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
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place in a confining or embarrassing position verb
- I was trapped in a difficult situation.
- I was trapped in a difficult situation.
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something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares noun
- the exam was full of trap questions
- the exam was full of trap questions
Synonyms:
- ambush
- bunker
- cakehole
- ensnare
- entrap
- gob
- hole
- immobilise
- immobilize
- maw
- pin
- pin down
- sand trap
- snare
- trammel
- yap