trap
noun
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the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surpriseambush
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a hazard on a golf coursebunkersand trap
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a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
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a light two-wheeled carriage
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a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
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drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
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informal terms for the mouthholecakeholemawyapgob
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something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares“the exam was full of trap questions”snare
verb
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to hold fast or prevent from movingpinimmobilizeimmobilise
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catch in or as if in a trap“The men trap foxes”trammelsnareentrapensnare
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hold or catch as if in a trap“The gaps between the teeth trap food particles”
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place in a confining or embarrassing position“I was trapped in a difficult situation.”pin down