trap

trap
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 stepped on, or a pitfall; gin, snare, etc.
2. any stratagem or ambush designed to catch or trick unsuspecting persons
3. any of various devices for preventing the escape of gas, offensive odors, etc.; specif., a U-shaped or S-shaped part of a drainpipe, in which standing water seals off sewer gas
4. an apparatus for throwing disks into the air to be shot at in trapshooting
5. a light, two-wheeled carriage with springs
6. TRAPDOOR
☆ 7. [pl.]
a) a set of various percussion instruments, as cymbals, blocks, and bells, used with a set of drums, as in a jazz band
b) these percussion instruments and the set of drums considered as a unit
8. Slang the mouth, specif. as the organ of speech
9. Golf SAND TRAP
vt.
trapped, trapping
1. to catch in or as in a trap; entrap
2. to hold back or seal off by a trap
3. to furnish with a trap or traps
☆ 4. to catch (a batted ball in baseball or a thrown ball in football) just as it rebounds from the ground rather than just before it strikes the ground
vi.
1. to set traps for game
☆ 2. to trap animals, esp. for their furs
SYN.- CATCH, TRAP1, as applied to a device for capturing animals, specif. suggests a snapping device worked by a spring, PITFALL, a concealed pit with a collapsible cover, and SNARE, a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a trigger; in extended senses, these words apply to any danger into which unsuspecting or unwary persons may fall, TRAP1 specifically suggesting a deliberate stratagem or ambush [a speed trap], PITFALL, a concealed danger, source of error, etc. [the pitfalls of the law ], and SNARE, enticement and entanglement [the snares of love ]
trap2 [trap]
n.
[Swed trapp < trappa, stair (akin to TRAP1), in reference to its appearance]
1. any of several dark-colored, usually fine-grained, extrusive igneous rocks; esp., such a rock, as basalt, used in road making
2. a geologic structure forming a reservoir enclosing an accumulation of oil or gas
trap3 [trap]
vt.
trapped, trapping [ME trappen < trappe, trappings < OFr drap, cloth: see DRAPE]
to cover, equip, or adorn with trappings; caparison
n.
1. Obs. an ornamental covering for a horse
2. [pl.] [Old Informal] Informal former a person's clothes, personal belongings, etc.

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  • 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

  • trap — [n] snare, trick allurement, ambuscade, ambush, artifice, bait, booby trap*, come on*, conspiracy, deception, decoy, device, dragnet, enticement, feint, gambit, hook*, intrigue, inveiglement, lasso*, lure, machination, maneuver, net, noose,… …   New thesaurus

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