Definition of trap

"trap" in the noun sense

1. trap

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

2. trap

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

3. 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"

4. trap

a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

5. ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

6. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob

informal terms for the mouth

7. trap

a light two-wheeled carriage

8. bunker, sand trap, trap

a hazard on a golf course

"trap" in the verb sense

1. trap, pin down

place in a confining or embarrassing position

"He was trapped in a difficult situation"

2. trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel

catch in or as if in a trap

"The men trap foxes"

3. trap

hold or catch as if in a trap

"The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"

4. trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise

to hold fast or prevent from moving

"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for trap

An old fox understands a trap. [ Proverb ]

Let not the mouse-trap smell of blood. [ Proverb ]

Subtlety set up a trap and caught itself. [ Proverb ]

A fox is not caught twice in the same trap. [ French Proverb ]

Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell. [ Proverb ]

The thrush avoiding the trap, fell into bird-lime. [ Proverb ]

Every one is glad to see a knave caught in his own trap. [ Proverb ]

A mouse-trap; easy to enter, but not easy to get out of. [ Mrs. Balfour ]

It is easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again. [ Proverb ]

trap in Scrabble®

The word trap is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters trap:

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trap in Words With Friends™

The word trap is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words containing the sequence trap

Words with trap in them (222 words)

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Shorter words in trap

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Longer words containing trap

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