trap 2 of 4 verb (1) trapped; trapping transitive verb 1 a : to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap b : to place in a restricted position : confine trapped in the burning wreck 2 : to provide …

trap 1 of 2 noun 1 as in ambush a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise undercover agents devised a trap to catch the counterfeiters a bear trap Synonyms & Similar Words …

01/07/2017 · trap Not specifically a place where drugs are sold, rather, The ghetto, specifically the ghetto in Atlanta. Called the trap because people there are stuck in a cycle of selling drugs …

trap 3 1. Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult: bait, lure, snare. 2. A source of danger or difficulty not easily foreseen and avoided: booby trap, pitfall. 3. An attack or stratagem for capturing or tricking an unsuspecting person: ambuscade, ambush. 4. ...

trap noun [C] (DEVICE FOR CATCHING) a device or hole for catching and holding things: A bear was caught in the trap. A trap is also a bad situation from which it is difficult or impossible to …

Britannica Dictionary definition of TRAP [count] 1 : a device that is used for catching animals They set traps to catch the mice. a bear/lobster trap She has a mind like a steel trap. [=she remembers everything] — see also mousetrap 2 a : something that is used or done to stop or capture someone (such as a criminal)

07/12/2022 · trap in British English 1. 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. a fitting for a pipe in the form of a ...