trap

trap
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n
1. pitfall, deadfall; snare, gin, net; mine, booby trap, man-trap.
2. device, ploy, artifice, stratagem, wile, subterfuge, ruse, trick, Archaic. trepan; lure, decoy, bait, hook, Sl. come-on; ambush, ambuscade, Obs. ambuscado.
3.Slang. mouth, Fig. muzzle; All Sl. mug, mush, kisser, bazoo, gob, Scot. gab.
v
4. snare, ensnare, gin, enmesh, entrap, Archaic. trepan; net, bag, sack, take, catch; booby-trap.
5. ambush, U. S. bushwhack, outmaneuver, bring to bay; outwit, outsmart; deceive, beguile, trick, hoax, dupe, take in; lure, inveigle, entice, draw on, Sl. suck in, Sl. rope in; decoy, bait, bait the hook.
II
n
1. traps
Informal. belongings, personal belongings, effects, personal possessions, Inf. things, Sl. stuff, Sl. junk; baggage, bag and baggage, gear, impedimenta, dunnage, luggage, kit, duffel,
v
2. caparison, outfit, fit up, fit, rig up, rig, turn out, gear; equip, furnish, supply, Obs. appoint; deck, deck out, bedeck, adorn, array, ornament, bedizen.

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  • trap — trap1 [trap] n. [ME trappe < OE træppe, akin to treppan, to step, Ger treppe, stairway < IE * dreb , to run, step, trip (var. of base * drā ) > Pol drabina, ladder] 1. any device for catching animals, as one that snaps shut tightly when… …   English World dictionary

  • Trap — Trap, v. t. [AS. treppan. See {Trap} a snare.] [1913 Webster] 1. To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. I trapped the foe. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To provide with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trap — Trap, n. [OE. trappe, AS. treppe; akin to OD. trappe, OHG. trapo; probably fr. the root of E. tramp, as that which is trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which is trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which perhaps influenced the English word.] 1. A machine or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trap — Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D. trap; so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one another, like steps. See {Tramp}.] (Geol.) An old term rather loosely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trap — s.n., interj. 1. s.n. Mers în fugă al calului, cu viteză mijlocie (între pas şi galop), animalul păşind în acelaşi timp cu un picior din faţă şi cu piciorul de dinapoi opus acestuia. ♦ Zgomot făcut de un cal care merge în acest fel. 2. interj.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Trap — Trap, a. Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trap — Trap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trapping}.] [Akin to OE. trappe trappings, and perhaps from an Old French word of the same origin as E. drab a kind of cloth.] To dress with ornaments; to adorn; said especially of horses.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trap — Trap, v. i. To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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