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trāp
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "trap"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ, āϜāĻžāϞ

an object that can be used to catch an animal
trap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A mouse was caught in the trap.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāρāĻĻ⧁āϰ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds water to prevent sewer gases from returning

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Plumbers replaced the old trap under the bathroom sink.
03

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ, āϘāĻžāϤ

the act of hiding and waiting in secret to catch someone or something by surprise
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was caught in the trap, unaware that someone was waiting to ambush him.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ…āϜāĻžāύāĻž āϝ⧇ āϕ⧇āω āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

a mechanism that launches clay pigeons into the air for shooting practice

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trap flung the clay pigeons into the sky.
05

something, often deceptively attractive, that ensnares, deceives, or causes problems

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't fall into the trap of procrastination.
06

a light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Traps were once popular for quick city travel.
07

a bunker or hazard on a golf course designed to challenge players

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The golfer practiced escaping from traps.
08

āĻŽā§āĻ–, āĻĨ⧁āϤāύāĻŋ

a person's mouth
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stuffed a burger in his trap.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ-āĻ āϗ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

a subgenre of hip hop characterized by 808 bass, snappy snares, dark melodies, and lyrics often focused on street life and drug culture

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Trap beats dominate the charts.
01

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to capture an animal using an object called a trap
Transitive: to trap an animal
to trap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer trapped a raccoon that had been raiding the chicken coop, using a baited cage near the barn.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧁āύāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻž āĻŽā§āϰāĻ—āĻŋāϰ āĻ–ā§‹āĻĒ⧇ āĻšāĻžāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‹āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻžā§āϜāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to catch something or someone in a confined or controlled space or situation
Transitive: to trap sb/sth
to trap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The deceptive scheme was designed to trap unsuspecting victims.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϜāĻžāύāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to put someone in a situation where they feel stuck or uncomfortable
Transitive: to trap sb | to trap sb in a difficult situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was trapped in a conversation he could n’t escape.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāύāĻŋāĨ¤
04

āĻĢāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to stop or hold something in place, preventing it from moving
Transitive: to trap sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tall trees trap the sunlight, casting shadows on the ground.
āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āĨ¤

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