Search results for 'trap':

trap noun 1 a device or hole, usually baited, for catching animals, sometimes killing them in the process. 2 a plan or trick for surprising someone into speech or action, or catching them unawares • a speed trap. 3 a trapdoor. 4 a bend in a pipe, especially a drainpipe, which fills with liquid to stop foul gases passing up the pipe. 5 a light, two-wheeled carriage which is usually pulled by a single horse. 6 a device for throwing a ball or clay pigeon into the air. 7 one of the box-like compartments that are set along the starting line of a greyhound race-track where the dogs wait before being released at the beginning of a race. 8 a bunker or other hazard on a golf course. 9 slang the mouth. 10 (traps) jazz slang drums or other percussion instruments. verb (trapped, trapping) 1 to catch (an animal) in a trap. 2 to catch someone out or unawares, especially with a trick. 3 to set traps in (a place). 4 to stop and hold in or as if in a trap. 5 intrans to act as a trapper.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon treppe.