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trap


Definition: Meaning of, trap in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / trap /

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trap traps
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  1. for animals a piece of equipment for catching animals
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  2. clever trick a clever trick that is used to catch someone or to make them do or say something that they did not intend to
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  3. bad situation an unpleasant or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from
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  4. fall into/avoid the trap of doing something to do something that seems good at the time but is not sensible or wise, or to avoid doing this
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  5. keep your trap shut spoken a rude way of telling someone to not say anything about things that are secret
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  6. shut your trap! spoken a rude way of telling someone to stop talking
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  7. vehicle a vehicle with two wheels, pulled by a horse
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  8. sport American English SANDTRAP [=  bunker British English]
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  9. dog race a special gate from which a GREYHOUND is set free at the beginning of a race
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
trap trapped trapped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
trapping traps
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  1. in a dangerous place [usually passive] to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place
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  2. in a bad situation be/feel trapped to be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape
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  3. animal to catch an animal or bird using a trap
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  4. catch somebody to catch someone by forcing them into a place from which they cannot escape
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  5. trick to trick someone so that you make them do or say something that they did not intend to
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  6. crush British English to get a part of your body crushed between two objects [=  pinch American English]
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  7. gas/water etc to prevent something such as gas or water from getting away
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trap used in phrases

  • booby trap (noun)
    1. a hidden bomb that explodes when you touch something else that is connected to it
    2. a HARMLESS trap that you arrange for someone as a joke
  • booby-trap (verb)
    1. set up a booby trap
  • death trap (noun)
    1. a vehicle, building, piece of equipment etc that is in very bad condition and might injure or kill someone
  • iron trap (noun)
    1. a trap from which there is no escape
  • poverty trap (noun)
    1. a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off
  • radar trap (noun)
    1. a set of equipment that uses radar to catch drivers who are going faster than the legal speed limit [↪  speed trap]
  • sand trap (noun)
    1. a hazard on a golf course
  • solar trap (noun)
    1. a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
  • speed trap (noun)
    1. a place on a road where police wait to catch drivers who are going too fast
  • steel trap (noun)
    1. an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps an acute intelligence
    2. a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey
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