trap 1 (tr p)n. 1. A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamplike device that springs shut suddenly. 2. A stratagem for catching or tricking an unwary person. 3. A confining or undesirable circumstance from which escape or relief is difficult: fell into poverty's trap. 4. A device for sealing a passage against the escape of gases, especially a U-shaped or S-shaped bend in a drainpipe that prevents the return flow of sewer gas by means of a water barrier. 5. Sports a. A device that hurls clay pigeons into the air in trapshooting. b. A land hazard or bunker on a golf course; a sand trap. c. traps A measured length of roadway over which electronic timers register the speed of a racing vehicle, such as a dragster. 6. Baseball See web. 7. Sports a. A defensive strategy or play, as in basketball or hockey, in which two or more defenders converge on an offensive player shortly after the player gains possession of the ball or puck. b. The act of trapping a soccer ball. 8. Football A running play in which the ball carrier advances through a hole in the defensive line created by allowing a defensive lineman to penetrate the backfield. 9. A light two-wheeled carriage with springs. 10. A trapdoor. 11. traps Music Percussion instruments, such as snare drums and cymbals, especially in a jazz band. 12. Slang The human mouth. v. trapped, trap·ping, traps v.tr. 1. To catch in a trap; ensnare. See Synonyms at catch. 2. To prevent from escaping or getting free: was trapped in the locked attic. 3. To deceive or trick by mans of a scheme or plan. 4. To seal off (gases) by a trap. 5. To furnish with traps or a trap. 6. Sports a. To catch (a ball) immediately after it has hit the ground. b. To gain control of (a moving soccer ball) by allowing it to hit and bounce off a part of the body other than the arm or hand. v.intr. 1. To set traps for game. 2. To engage in trapping furbearing animals. [Middle English, from Old English træppe.] |
| trap 2 (trp) Informal n. Personal belongings or household goods. Often used in the plural. tr.v. trapped, trap·ping, traps To furnish with trappings. [Middle English trap, trapping, perhaps alteration of Old French drap, cloth, from Late Latin drappus.] |
| trap 3 (trp) n. Any of several dark, fine-grained igneous rocks often used in making roads. [Swedish trapp, from trappa, step, from Middle Low German trappe.] |
trap1
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a mechanical device or enclosed place or pit in which something, esp an animal, is caught or penned
2. any device or plan for tricking a person or thing into being caught unawares
3. anything resembling a trap or prison
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a fitting for a pipe in the form of a U-shaped or S-shaped bend that contains standing water to prevent the passage of gases
5. any similar device
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Shooting) a device that hurls clay pigeons into the air to be fired at by trapshooters
7. (General Sporting Terms) any one of a line of boxlike stalls in which greyhounds are enclosed before the start of a race
8. See trap door
9. a light two-wheeled carriage
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a slang word for mouth
11. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf an obstacle or hazard, esp a bunker
12. (Music / Instruments) (plural) Jazz slang percussion instruments
13. (Law) (usually plural) Austral obsolete slang a policeman
vb traps, trapping, trapped
1. (tr) to catch, take, or pen in or as if in a trap; entrap
2. (tr) to ensnare by trickery; trick
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to provide (a pipe) with a trap
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) to set traps in (a place), esp for animals
[Old English træppe; related to Middle Low German trappe, Medieval Latin trappa]
traplike adj
trap2
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an obsolete word for trappings [2]
vb traps, trapping, trapped
(tr; often foll by out) to dress or adorn See also traps
[probably from Old French drap cloth]
trap3, traprock
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any fine-grained often columnar dark igneous rock, esp basalt
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any rock in which oil or gas has accumulated
[from Swedish trappa stair (from its steplike formation); see trap1]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and pennedanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement bait, decoy, lure - something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" flytrap - a trap for catching flies lobster pot - trap for catching lobsters mantrap - a trap for catching trespassers mousetrap - a trap for catching mice net - a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects pound net - trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure rattrap - a trap for catching rats steel trap - a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey entanglement, web - an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim |
| 2. |  trap - drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas | |
| 3. |  trap - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"design, plan - an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" iron trap - a trap from which there is no escape speed trap - a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders | |
| 4. |  trap - a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshootersmechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | |
| 5. |  trap - the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprisecoup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush | |
| 6. |  trap - informal terms for the mouth mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" | |
| 7. |  trap - a light two-wheeled carriage | |
| 8. |  trap - a hazard on a golf course golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf hazard - an obstacle on a golf course | |
| Verb | 1. |  trap - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| 2. |  trap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" gin - trap with a snare; "gin game" | |
| 3. |  trap - hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth trap food particles" | |
| 4. |  trap - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" |
trap
noun
1. snare, net, booby trap, gin, toils (old-fashioned), pitfall, noose, springe He came across a bird caught in a trap.
2. ambush, set-up (informal), device, lure, bait, honey trap, ambuscade (old-fashioned) He failed to keep the appointment after sensing a police trap.
verb
1. catch, snare, ensnare, entrap, take, corner, bag, lay hold of, enmesh, lay a trap for, run to earth or ground The locals were trying to trap and kill the birds.
2. trick, fool, cheat, lure, seduce, deceive, dupe, beguile, gull, cajole, ensnare, hoodwink, wheedle, inveigle Were you trying to trap her into making an admission?
Translations
trap [træp]
A. N
1. (lit, fig) → trampa f
it's a trap! → ¡es una trampa!
he was caught in his own trap → cayó en su propia trampa
we were caught like rats in a trap → estábamos atrapados como en una ratonera
that car is a death trap → ese coche es una bomba or tiene mucho peligro
curtains are a natural dust trap → en las cortinas se suele acumular mucho el polvo
to fall into a trap → caer en una trampa
to lay a trap (for sb) → tender una trampa(a algn)
to lure sb into a trap → hacer que algn caiga en una trampa
to set a trap (for sb) → tender una trampa(a algn)
they walked straight into our trap → cayeron de lleno en nuestra trampa
see also poverty, speed, tourist
it's a trap! → ¡es una trampa!
he was caught in his own trap → cayó en su propia trampa
we were caught like rats in a trap → estábamos atrapados como en una ratonera
that car is a death trap → ese coche es una bomba or tiene mucho peligro
curtains are a natural dust trap → en las cortinas se suele acumular mucho el polvo
to fall into a trap → caer en una trampa
to lay a trap (for sb) → tender una trampa(a algn)
to lure sb into a trap → hacer que algn caiga en una trampa
to set a trap (for sb) → tender una trampa(a algn)
they walked straight into our trap → cayeron de lleno en nuestra trampa
see also poverty, speed, tourist
2. (= mouth) → boca f
shut your trap! → ¡cierra el pico!, ¡cállate la boca!
to keep one's trap shut → cerrar el pico, callar la boca
you keep your trap shut about this → de esto no digas ni pío
shut your trap! → ¡cierra el pico!, ¡cállate la boca!
to keep one's trap shut → cerrar el pico, callar la boca
you keep your trap shut about this → de esto no digas ni pío
3. (= carriage) coche ligero de dos ruedas
5. (for clay pigeon shooting) → lanzaplatos m inv
6. (Golf) → búnker m
8. (also trapdoor) → trampilla f (Theat) → escotillón m
B. VT
2. (= dupe) → hacer caer en la trampa, engañar
you're not going to trap me like that → con esas no me vas a hacer caer en la trampa, con esas no me vas a engañar
to trap sb into sth → tender una trampa a algn para que haga algo
he felt he had been trapped into marriage → le parecía que le habían cazado al casarse, le parecía que le habían tendido una trampa para que se casara
they trapped her into confessing → le tendieron una trampa y confesó
you're not going to trap me like that → con esas no me vas a hacer caer en la trampa, con esas no me vas a engañar
to trap sb into sth → tender una trampa a algn para que haga algo
he felt he had been trapped into marriage → le parecía que le habían cazado al casarse, le parecía que le habían tendido una trampa para que se casara
they trapped her into confessing → le tendieron una trampa y confesó
3. (= hold fast, confine) → atrapar
survivors are trapped in the rubble → los supervivientes están enterrados or atrapados bajo los escombros
the miners are trapped underground → los mineros están atrapados bajo tierra
heavy snowfalls had trapped us in the village → las fuertes nevadas nos habían dejado incomunicados or aislados en el pueblo
they tied a rope around his body, trapping his arms → le ataron una cuerda alrededor del cuerpo, inmovilizándole los brazos
to trap one's finger in sth → pillarse or cogerse or (LAm) atraparse el dedo con algo
to trap a nerve → pillar or (Sp) coger un nervio
survivors are trapped in the rubble → los supervivientes están enterrados or atrapados bajo los escombros
the miners are trapped underground → los mineros están atrapados bajo tierra
heavy snowfalls had trapped us in the village → las fuertes nevadas nos habían dejado incomunicados or aislados en el pueblo
they tied a rope around his body, trapping his arms → le ataron una cuerda alrededor del cuerpo, inmovilizándole los brazos
to trap one's finger in sth → pillarse or cogerse or (LAm) atraparse el dedo con algo
to trap a nerve → pillar or (Sp) coger un nervio
4. (= retain) [+ heat, gas, water] → retener
5. (Sport) [+ ball] → parar(con el pie)
C. CPD trap door N → trampilla f (Theat) → escotillón m
trap [ˈtræp]
n
(= trick) → piège m
I knew it was a trap → Je savais que c'était un piège.
to set a trap for sb, to lay a trap for sb → tendre un piège à qn
to fall into the trap of doing sth → tomber dans le piège de faire qch
I knew it was a trap → Je savais que c'était un piège.
to set a trap for sb, to lay a trap for sb → tendre un piège à qn
to fall into the trap of doing sth → tomber dans le piège de faire qch
(= snare) (for animal) → piège m
a rabbit trap → un piège à lapin, un collet à lapin
to set a trap for sth → tendre un piège à qch
a rabbit trap → un piège à lapin, un collet à lapin
to set a trap for sth → tendre un piège à qch
(= carriage) → cabriolet m
vt
(= catch) [+ animal] → prendre au piège
(= trick, catch out) [+ person] → piéger
to trap sb into doing sth → réussir à faire faire qch à qn en le piégeant
to trap sb into doing sth → réussir à faire faire qch à qn en le piégeant
(= immobilize) [+ person] → piéger
Many people are still trapped under the rubble → De nombreuses personnes sont encore piégées sous les décombres.
Many people are still trapped under the rubble → De nombreuses personnes sont encore piégées sous les décombres.
trap
n
(for animal, fig) → Falle f; to set or lay a trap for an animal → eine Falle für ein Tier (auf)stellen; to set a trap for somebody (fig) → jdm eine Falle stellen; be careful of this question, there is a trap in it → pass bei dieser Frage auf, da ist ein Haken dabei; to be caught in a trap (lit, fig) → in der Falle sitzen; the lawyer had caught him in a trap → er war dem Rechtsanwalt in die Falle gegangen; to fall into a trap → in die Falle gehen; to fall into the trap of doing something → den Fehler begehen, etw zu tun
(in drainpipe) → Siphon m, → Geruchsverschluss m
(Brit: = vehicle) → zweirädriger Pferdewagen
(also trap door) → Falltür f; (Theat) → Versenkung f
vt
animal → (mit einer Falle) fangen
(fig) person → in die Falle locken; he realized he was trapped → er merkte, dass er in der Falle saß; to trap somebody into saying something → jdn dazu bringen, etw zu sagen; I was trapped into saying I would organize the party → ich hatte mich darauf eingelassen, die Party zu organisieren; she trapped him into marriage → sie hat ihn geködert (inf), → sie hat ihn ins Netz gelockt
(= block off, leave no way of escape) → in die Enge treiben; the miners are trapped → die Bergleute sind eingeschlossen; the ship was trapped in the port by the storm → das Schiff saß wegen des Sturms im Hafen fest; to be trapped in the snow → im Schnee festsitzen; the soldiers found themselves trapped at the end of the gully → am Ende des Hohlweges stellten die Soldaten fest, dass sie in der Falle saßen; he feels trapped in his marriage → er fühlt sich in seiner Ehe als Gefangener; I get this trapped feeling → ich fühle mich wie gefangen or im Gefängnis or eingeschlossen; my arm was trapped behind my back → mein Arm war hinter meinem Rücken eingeklemmt
vi (trapper) → Trapper sein
trap [træp]
trap [træp]
1. n
a. (snare, trick) → trappola
to set or lay a trap (for sb) → tendere una trappola (a qn)
he was caught in his own trap → si è fregato con le sue stesse mani
to set or lay a trap (for sb) → tendere una trappola (a qn)
he was caught in his own trap → si è fregato con le sue stesse mani
c. (carriage) → calesse m
2. vt
a. → prendere in trappola, intrappolare
to trap sb into saying sth → far raccontare qc a qn con un trucco
to trap sb into saying sth → far raccontare qc a qn con un trucco
trap [træp]
1. n
a. (snare, trick) → trappola
to set or lay a trap (for sb) → tendere una trappola (a qn)
he was caught in his own trap → si è fregato con le sue stesse mani
to set or lay a trap (for sb) → tendere una trappola (a qn)
he was caught in his own trap → si è fregato con le sue stesse mani
c. (carriage) → calesse m
2. vt
a. → prendere in trappola, intrappolare
to trap sb into saying sth → far raccontare qc a qn con un trucco
to trap sb into saying sth → far raccontare qc a qn con un trucco
n trap [trӕp]
1 a device for catching animals He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap. val مِصْيَدَه، فَخ капан past fælde; -fælde die Falle παγίδα trampa lõks, püünis تله ansa piège מַלכּוֹדֶת घात zamka, klopka csapda perangkap gildra trappola わな 덫 spąstai slazds; lamatas perangkap val felle, snare pułapka armadilha capcană капкан; мышеловка pasca past zamka fälla กับดัก kapan, tuzak 陷阱 пастка, капкан; сильце جال cái bẫy 陷阱
2 a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap. val أحْبولَه، حيلَه капан léčka fælde die Falle παγίδα trampa lõks دام؛ تله ansa piège מַלכּוֹדֶת जाल zamka, klopka kelepce jebakan gildra trappola 計略 속임수 spąstai slazds; lamatas perangkap val felle zasadzka ratoeira cursă ловушка pasca past zamka fälla กลอุบาย tuzak, dalavere 圈套 обман; трюк منصوبہ، چال kế hoạch để bẫy 圈套
v – past tense, past participle trapped –
to catch in a trap or by a trick He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her. verlei يَصْطاد، يَحْتال عَلى хващам в капан chytit (do pasti) fange i fælde; lokke i fælde fangen παγιδεύω atrapar, cazar, pillar; tender/poner una trampa lõksu püüdma به دام انداختن؛ به تله انداختن pyydystää, saada ansaan prendre au piège לִלכּוֹד फंस जाना uhvatiti u zamku csapdába ejt menjebak veiða í gildru mettere in trappola, intrappolare わなにかける 덫으로 잡다 gaudyti (spąstais), paspęsti spąstus ķert ar slazdu/lamatām; iemānīt memerangkap vangen fange, få/sitte i saksen złapać w sidła, schwytać w zasadzkę apanhar em armadilha a prinde în cursă заманивать в ловушку chytiť (do pasce) ujeti v past uhvatiti u zamku fånga, sätta ut fällor, snärja, lura วางกับดัก kapanla/tuzakla avlamak 誘捕(動物)，使墜入圈套 ловити капканом, сильцем جال سے شکار کرنا đặt bẫy 诱捕（动物），使堕入圈套
n trapper
a person who traps animals and sells their fur. vanger, slagystersteller صَيّاد الحَيوانات لِبَيْع جِلْدِها трапер lovec zvěře pelsjæger der Trapper κυνηγός που χρησιμοποιεί παγίδες cazador (de animales de piel), trampero karusnahakütt صیاد turkismetsästäjä trappeur/-euse לוֹכֵד חַיוֹת शिकारी lovac na krznaše zamkama (csapdaállító) prémvadász penjebak veiðimaður (cacciatore di pelli) わな猟師 덫사냥꾼 kailinių žvėrelių medžiotojas, traperis trapers pemerangkap vallenzetter pelsjeger traper caçador de peles vânător траппер lovec zveri, zálesák traper traper pälsjägare, trapper คนวางกับดัก avcı 設陷阱捕獸者 мисливець, який ловить капканом جانور کو جال ڈال کر پکڑنے والا người đặt bẫy 设陷阱捕兽者
n trap-door
a small door, or opening, in a floor or ceiling A trap-door in the ceiling led to the attic. valdeur فُتْحَة باب سَقْف отвор в таван poklop faldlem die Falltür καταπακτή trampilla; (teatro) escotillón luuk دریچه luukku trappe דֶלֶת בַּרִצפָּה/תִקרָה छतद्वार zaklopna vrata (na podu ili stropu) csapóajtó lubang masuk fallhleri, hlemmur botola はね上げ戸 함정문 anga, liukas lūka pintu kolong valdeur (kjeller)lem; (lofts)luke drzwi zapadowe, zapadnia alçapão vânător люк príklop, padacie dvere loputa zaklopna vratanca fallucka เครื่องดักจับฝุ่นละออง kapak (地板或屋頂上的)活門 опускні двері; люк چھوٹا دروازہ، چور دروازہ cửa sập （地板或屋顶上的）活门
trap → مصيدة past fælde Falle παγίδα trampa ansa piège klopka trappola わな 올가미 val felle pułapka armadilha ловушка fälla กับดัก tuzak cái bẫy 圈套
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