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Exact Match:

trap

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

a light two-wheeled carriage

a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

informal terms for the mouth

something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"

to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"

place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

Synonyms:

• Dionaea,
• French door,
• John Law,
• allure,
• allurement,
• ambuscade,
• ambush,
• ambushment,
• archway,
• artifice,
• back door,
• bag,
• bait,
• bait the hook,
• baited trap,
• barway,
• bazoo,
• beguile,
• birdlime,
• blind,
• bobby,
• booby trap,
• bulkhead,
• bull,
• carriage entrance,
• catch,
• catch out,
• catch up,
• cellar door,
• cellarway,
• chaps,
• charm,
• chops,
• come-on,
• confine,
• conspiracy,
• constable,
• deadfall,
• deathtrap,
• deceive,
• deception,
• decoy,
• decoy duck,
• device,
• door,
• doorjamb,
• doorpost,
• doorway,
• drawcard,
• drawing card,
• dupe,
• embouchure,
• endearment,
• enmesh,
• ensnare,
• ensnarl,
• entangle,
• enticement,
• entoil,
• entrap,
• enweb,
• face,
• feint,
• firetrap,
• flytrap,
• fool,
• foul,
• front door,
• gab,
• gambit,
• gate,
• gatepost,
• gateway,
• gendarme,
• gin,
• gob,
• ground bait,
• harpoon,
• hatch,
• hatchway,
• hold,
• hook,
• hook in,
• imprison,
• intrigue,
• inveigle,
• inveiglement,
• jaw,
• jaws,
• jowls,
• keep,
• kisser,
• land,
• lasso,
• lime,
• lintel,
• lips,
• lock,
• lure,
• lurking hole,
• machination,
• mandibles,
• maneuver,
• maw,
• maxilla,
• mesh,
• mine,
• mole trap,
• mousetrap,
• mouth,
• mug,
• mush,
• muzzle,
• nail,
• net,
• noose,
• oral cavity,
• paddy,
• peeler,
• pitfall,
• plot,
• ploy,
• police,
• porch,
• portal,
• porte cochere,
• postern,
• premaxilla,
• propylaeum,
• pylon,
• rattrap,
• rope,
• row,
• ruse,
• sack,
• scuttle,
• seducement,
• set gun,
• shadowing,
• side door,
• snag,
• snare,
• snarl,
• sniggle,
• spear,
• spread the toils,
• spring gun,
• springe,
• stalking-horse,
• stile,
• storm door,
• stratagem,
• subterfuge,
• surveillance,
• take,
• tangle,
• tangle up with,
• temptation,
• threshold,
• tollgate,
• trap door,
• trapfall,
• trick,
• trip,
• turnpike,
• turnstile,
• wile,
• wind,
• yap