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trap

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