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

trappers

noun

plural of trapper

as in hunters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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hunters
huntsmen
sportsmen
huntresses
archers
hunter-gatherers
falconers
fowlers
birders
sportswomen
hawkers
nimrods
gunners
poachers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

nonhunters

单词	trappers
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 trappers noun plural of trapper as in hunters Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hunters huntsmen sportsmen huntresses archers hunter-gatherers falconers fowlers birders sportswomen hawkers nimrods gunners poachers Antonyms & Near Antonyms nonhunters
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