trap

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈtrap

: a device for taking game or other animals

especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly

: something by which one is caught or stopped unawares

also : a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape

: a football play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player

: the act or an instance of trapping the ball in soccer

: a defensive maneuver in basketball in which two defenders converge quickly on the ball handler to steal the ball or force a bad pass

: a device for hurling clay pigeons into the air

: sand trap

: a piece of leather or section of interwoven leather straps between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove that forms an extension of the pocket

slang : mouth

: a light usually one-horse carriage with springs

: any of various devices for preventing passage of something often while allowing other matter to proceed

especially : a device for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas

traps plural : a group of percussion instruments (such as a bass drum, snare drums, and cymbals) used especially in a dance or jazz band

: an arrangement of rock strata that favors the accumulation of oil and gas

traps plural [speed trap] : a measured stretch of a course over which electronic timing devices measure the speed of a vehicle (such as a racing car or dragster)

trap

2 of 4

verb (1)

trapped; trapping

transitive verb

: to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap

: to place in a restricted position : confine

trapped in the burning wreck

: to provide or set (a place) with traps

: stop, hold

these mountains trap rains and fogs generated over the ocean

Amer. Guide Series: Calif.

: to separate out (something, such as water from steam)

: to catch (something, such as a baseball) immediately after a bounce

: to block out (a defensive football player) by means of a trap

: to stop and gain control of (a soccer ball) with a part of the body other than the hands or arms

intransitive verb

: to engage in trapping animals (as for furs)

: to make a defensive trap in basketball

trapper noun

trap

3 of 4

verb (2)

trapped; trapping

transitive verb

: to adorn with or as if with trappings

trap

4 of 4

noun (2)

: traprock

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread

Verb (2)

Middle English trappen, from trappe caparison, from Anglo-French trape, probably from Medieval Latin trapus cloth, by-form of Late Latin drappus

Noun (2)

Swedish trapp, from trappa stair, from Middle Low German trappe; akin to Middle Dutch trappe stair

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1794, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

trap 1 of 2

noun

ˈtrap

: a device for catching animals

: something by which someone is caught or stopped by surprise

Police set a trap for the criminal.

: a light one-horse carriage with springs

: a device that allows something to pass through but keeps other things out

a trap in a drain

trap

2 of 2

verb

trapped; trapping

: to catch or be caught in a trap

Hunters were trapping game.

The animal was trapped.

: to put or get in a place or position from which escape is not possible

Humidity trapped in the hills clung to the mountainside …

Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great

trap 1 of 2

noun

as in ambush

a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters a bear trap

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

ambush
snare
ruse
net
web
deception
entrapment
pitfall
trick
entanglement
catch
envelopment
snag
ploy
subterfuge
enmeshment
hazard
booby trap
cheat
duplicity
land mine
cheating
double-dealing
artifice

as in ambushment

a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers

Synonyms & Similar Words

ambush
ambushment
attack
ambuscade
surprise
snare
capture
entrapment
mousetrap
assault
surprize
hunting
charge
sally
stalking

as in snare

something that catches and holds the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

snare
tangle
quicksand
labyrinth
maze
entanglement
noose
quagmire
web
net
morass
mesh(es)
tanglement
toil(s)
snarl
knot
cobweb
spiderweb
cat's cradle

as in mouth

slang the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal shut your trap before someone belts you one!

Synonyms & Similar Words

mouth
jaws
gob
chops
kisser
mug
muzzle
yap
face
piehole
maw
puss
countenance
gullet
visage
mandible
maxilla

trap

2 of 2

verb

as in to tangle

to catch or hold as if in a net an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals

Synonyms & Similar Words

tangle
snare
entrap
ensnare
mesh
net
capture
enmesh
entangle
immesh
involve
catch up
ensnarl
entoil
birdlime
collar
mire
implicate
bag
embroil

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

extricate
detach
disentangle
disengage
free
liberate
clear
untangle

as in to catch

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

catch
grab
capture
snare
snatch
land
seize
get
hook
net
bag
snag
rap
nab
corral
collar
nail
grapple
cop
rope
nobble
clutch
glove
arrest
grasp
glom
hold
entrap
snap (up)
grip
ensnare
corner
apprehend
take hold (of)
bay
halter
kidnap
lasso
fist
secure
mesh
detain
clasp
entangle
enmesh
rend
abduct
wrest
latch (on or onto)
immesh
fasten (on)
spirit (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

miss
release
drop
free
liberate
discharge
loosen
unhand

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of trap are bag, capture, catch, ensnare, entrap, and snare. While all these words mean "to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing," trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing.

trap animals

snared butterflies with a net

The words bag and trap can be used in similar contexts, but bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey.

bagged a brace of pheasants

While in some cases nearly identical to trap, capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.

capture an enemy stronghold

In some situations, the words catch and trap are roughly equivalent. However, catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding.

caught the dog as it ran by

Both entrap and ensnare more often are figurative.

entrapped the witness with a trick question

a sting operation that ensnared burglars

单词	trap
释义	trap 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈtrap 1 : a device for taking game or other animals especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly 2 a : something by which one is caught or stopped unawares also : a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape b : a football play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player c : the act or an instance of trapping the ball in soccer d : a defensive maneuver in basketball in which two defenders converge quickly on the ball handler to steal the ball or force a bad pass 3 a : a device for hurling clay pigeons into the air b : sand trap c : a piece of leather or section of interwoven leather straps between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove that forms an extension of the pocket 4 slang : mouth 5 : a light usually one-horse carriage with springs 6 : any of various devices for preventing passage of something often while allowing other matter to proceed especially : a device for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas 7 traps plural : a group of percussion instruments (such as a bass drum, snare drums, and cymbals) used especially in a dance or jazz band 8 : an arrangement of rock strata that favors the accumulation of oil and gas 9 traps plural [speed trap] : a measured stretch of a course over which electronic timing devices measure the speed of a vehicle (such as a racing car or dragster) trap 2 of 4 verb (1) trapped; trapping transitive verb 1 a : to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap b : to place in a restricted position : confine trapped in the burning wreck 2 : to provide or set (a place) with traps 3 a : stop, hold these mountains trap rains and fogs generated over the ocean Amer. Guide Series: Calif. b : to separate out (something, such as water from steam) 4 a : to catch (something, such as a baseball) immediately after a bounce b : to block out (a defensive football player) by means of a trap c : to stop and gain control of (a soccer ball) with a part of the body other than the hands or arms intransitive verb 1 : to engage in trapping animals (as for furs) 2 : to make a defensive trap in basketball trapper noun trap 3 of 4 verb (2) trapped; trapping transitive verb : to adorn with or as if with trappings trap 4 of 4 noun (2) : traprock Synonyms Noun (1) ambush net snare web Verb (1) catch up enmesh immesh ensnare ensnarl entangle entoil entrap mesh net snare tangle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread Verb (2) Middle English trappen, from trappe caparison, from Anglo-French trape, probably from Medieval Latin trapus cloth, by-form of Late Latin drappus Noun (2) Swedish trapp, from trappa stair, from Middle Low German trappe; akin to Middle Dutch trappe stair First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Verb (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1794, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing trap blacklight trap keep one's trap shut leghold trap death trap poverty trap speed trap sand trap rat trap cheese trap-door spider tourist trap live trap steel-trap light trap lobster trap spring a trap See More blacklight trap keep one's trap shut leghold trap death trap poverty trap speed trap sand trap rat trap cheese trap-door spider tourist trap live trap steel-trap light trap lobster trap spring a trap See More Kids Definition trap 1 of 2 noun ˈtrap 1 : a device for catching animals 2 : something by which someone is caught or stopped by surprise Police set a trap for the criminal. 3 : a light one-horse carriage with springs 4 : a device that allows something to pass through but keeps other things out a trap in a drain trap 2 of 2 verb trapped; trapping 1 : to catch or be caught in a trap Hunters were trapping game. The animal was trapped. 2 : to put or get in a place or position from which escape is not possible Humidity trapped in the hills clung to the mountainside … Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great trap 1 of 2 noun 1 as in ambush a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters a bear trap Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ambush snare ruse net web deception entrapment pitfall trick entanglement catch envelopment snag ploy subterfuge enmeshment hazard booby trap cheat duplicity land mine cheating double-dealing artifice 2 as in ambushment a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait an overland route to the Far East that was once notorious for the many robbers who laid traps for unsuspecting wayfarers Synonyms & Similar Words ambush ambushment attack ambuscade surprise snare capture entrapment mousetrap assault surprize hunting charge sally stalking 3 as in snare something that catches and holds the promotion is really just a trap to keep her from taking a new job elsewhere Synonyms & Similar Words snare tangle quicksand labyrinth maze entanglement noose quagmire web net morass mesh(es) tanglement toil(s) snarl knot cobweb spiderweb cat's cradle 4 as in mouth slang the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal shut your trap before someone belts you one! Synonyms & Similar Words mouth jaws gob chops kisser mug muzzle yap face piehole maw puss countenance gullet visage mandible maxilla trap 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to tangle to catch or hold as if in a net an ambitious young man who was now trapped in a series of shady business deals Synonyms & Similar Words tangle snare entrap ensnare mesh net capture enmesh entangle immesh involve catch up ensnarl entoil birdlime collar mire implicate bag embroil Antonyms & Near Antonyms extricate detach disentangle disengage free liberate clear untangle See More 2 as in to catch to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly finally trapped the annoying fly in the palm of his hand Synonyms & Similar Words catch grab capture snare snatch land seize get hook net bag snag rap nab corral collar nail grapple cop rope nobble clutch glove arrest grasp glom hold entrap snap (up) grip ensnare corner apprehend take hold (of) bay halter kidnap lasso fist secure mesh detain clasp entangle enmesh rend abduct wrest latch (on or onto) immesh fasten (on) spirit (away or off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms miss release drop free liberate discharge loosen unhand See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of trap are bag, capture, catch, ensnare, entrap, and snare. While all these words mean "to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing," trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing. trap animals snared butterflies with a net The words bag and trap can be used in similar contexts, but bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey. bagged a brace of pheasants While in some cases nearly identical to trap, capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty. capture an enemy stronghold In some situations, the words catch and trap are roughly equivalent. However, catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding. caught the dog as it ran by Both entrap and ensnare more often are figurative. entrapped the witness with a trick question a sting operation that ensnared burglars Phrases Containing trap booby trap booby trap
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trap

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