Definition of trap

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Trap (n.) Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which one may be caught unawares.

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Trou-de-loup :: Trou-de-loup (n.) A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trapholes..
Trapezoidal :: Trapezoidal (a.) Trapezohedral.
Snarer :: Snarer (n.) One who lays snares, or entraps..
Leam :: Leam (n.) A cord or strap for leading a dog.
Trapeze :: Trapeze (n.) A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts..
Trapezoid :: Trapezoid (n.) A plane four-sided figure, having two sides parallel to each other..
Betrap :: Betrap (v. t.) To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent..
Gear :: Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.
Trapball :: Trapball (n.) An old game of ball played with a trap. See 4th Trap, 4..
Tetra- :: Tetra- () A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in tetrabasic, tetrapetalous..
Lorate :: Lorate (a.) Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.
Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..
Garnet :: Garnet (n.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms..
Graft :: Graft (n.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns..
Trepan :: Trepan (v. t.) To insnare; to trap; to trapan.
Trapanned :: Trapanned (imp. & p. p.) of Trapa.
Strap-shaped :: Strapple (v. t.) To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle..
Mygale :: Mygale (n.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii)..
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A kind of movable stepladder.
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