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- pronunciation:
- traep
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A trap is something people use to catch or kill wild animals.
The pioneers used traps to catch animals for food or for their fur.Many people use traps to catch and kill mice that get in their homes.- similar words:
- bait, net, pit
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| definition 2: |
A trap is a trick used to catch or fool someone.
The officers set a trap to catch the criminal.- synonyms:
- trick
- similar words:
- device
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| related words: |
trick |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
traps, trapping, trapped |
| definition 1: |
When you trap something, you catch it and keep it from escaping.
I saw a big spider in the bathroom one night. My mom trapped it, and then she moved it outside and let it go.- synonyms:
- catch, take
- similar words:
- net
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| definition 2: |
If something traps another thing, it catches it and prevents it from escaping.
The home stays warm in the winter because its thick walls trap heat. |
| definition 3: |
When someone traps you into something, they get you to do it by fooling or tricking you.
Ella was trapped into telling the secret that she had promised never to tell.- similar words:
- catch, take, trick
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| derivation: |
traplike (adj.) |
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