Definition of traps

"traps" 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

"traps" 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"

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Quotations for traps

Games of chance are traps to catch schoolboy novices and gaping country squires, who begin with a guinea and end with a mortgage. [ Cumberland ]

traps in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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traps in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Word Growth involving traps

Shorter words in traps

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rap trap

Longer words containing traps

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untraps suntraps

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