1. (noun) trap
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
Synonyms: sand trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, ambush, maw
2. (noun) trap
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
Synonyms: sand trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, ambush, maw
3. (noun) trap, snare
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
Synonyms: gin, sand trap, cakehole, bunker, snare drum, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, trap, gob, side drum, ambush, noose, maw
4. (noun) trap
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
Synonyms: sand trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, ambush, maw
5. (noun) ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Synonyms: trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, sand trap, ambush, maw
6. (noun) trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
informal terms for the mouth
Synonyms: seafarer, trap, kettle of fish, yap, snare, gob, sand trap, hollow, tar, old salt, pickle, sea dog, mariner, hole, lying in wait, mess, fix, seaman, ambush, maw, muddle, golf hole, ambuscade, bunker, jam, cakehole
7. (noun) trap
a light two-wheeled carriage
Synonyms: sand trap, cakehole, bunker, hole, yap, lying in wait, ambuscade, snare, gob, ambush, maw
8. (verb) bunker, sand trap, trap
a hazard on a golf course
Synonyms: trap, cakehole, bunker, lying in wait, sand trap, yap, dugout, ambuscade, snare, hole, gob, ambush, maw
9. (verb) trap, pin down
place in a confining or embarrassing position
Synonyms: trap, ensnare, entrap, nail down, pin down, narrow, peg down, immobilize, snare, trammel, narrow down, specify, pin, pin up, immobilise
10. (verb) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
catch in or as if in a trap
Synonyms: ensnare, restrict, pin, trammel, snare, restrain, frame, set up, bound, hook, throttle, immobilize, entrap, immobilise, confine, trap, limit, pin down
11. (verb) trap
hold or catch as if in a trap
Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, pin down, immobilize, snare, trammel, pin, immobilise
12. (verb) trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise
to hold fast or prevent from moving
Synonyms: trap, ensnare, freeze, entrap, pin down, immobilize, snare, trammel, block, pin, immobilise
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Synonyms and Antonyms of trap 
